13 October 2019

Open Domesday

Although it's unlikely you'll find recognizable ancestors mentioned in the Domesday Book, you may well be surprised at places mentioned.
This is easy with Open Domesday. the first free online copy of Domesday Book. The site, built as a non-profit project by Anna Powell-Smith uses data created by Professor J.J.N. Palmer and a team at the University of Hull.
A modern placename search left me surprised at the relative size of places then and now.
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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous13 October, 2019 11:14

    Thank you, John. That's a fun site to play with on areas you know well. I found that Cropredy, a tiny village not far from where I was renting a cottage in 2015-2016, had a larger population than Banbury, which is a much larger town today! Cheers, BT

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