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DOMESDAY ENGLAND
BY
H. C. DARBY
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© Cambridge University Press 1977
First published 1977
Reprinted 1979
First paperback edition 1986 (twice)
Printed in Great Britain at the
University Press, Cambridge
Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data
Darby, Henry Clifford, 1909-
Domesday England
(The Domesday geography of England)
Includes bibliographies and index.
1. Domesday book. 2. England - Historical
geography. I. Title. II. Series.
DA610.D23 911'.42 76-11485
isbn o 521 21307 x hard covers
isbn o 521 31026 1 paperback
CONTENTS
List of Maps page ix
Preface xiii
List of Abbreviations xiv
Chapter I The Domesday Inquest i
II
Rural settlements 15
III
Population 57
IV Arable land 95
V Grassland, marsh and livestock 137
VI Woodland and forest 171
VII Annual values 208
VIII Devastated land 232
IX Industry 260
X Boroughs and towns 289
XI The Welsh March 321
Appendix i General Statistical Summary by
Domesday Counties 336
2 Summary of Categories of Rural Population
337
3 Categories of Rural Population by
Domesday Counties 0
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4 Churches and Priests by Domesday Counties 346
5 The Shropshire Ploughland Formulae
347
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Appendix 6 The Leicestershire Ploughland Formulae page 348
7 The Yorkshire Ploughland Formulae 350
8 References to Marsh 352
9 References to Forests 354
10 References to Hawks and Renders of Hawks 356
11 References to jirma unius metis/diei 357
12 Annual Values for Rural Holdings in 1086 by
Domesday Counties 359
13 References to Iron and Renders of Iron 360
14 Statistical Summary of Mills by
Domesday Counties 361
15 References to Vineyards 362
16 Statistical Summary of Boroughs 364
17 References to Markets 369
18 References to Mints 371
19 Extension and Translation of examples of 372
Domesday entries
20 The Domesday Geography of England:
Editors and Contributors 373
21 On the Writing of Domesday Geography 375
Index 385
