The Domesday Book is Britain\u2019s earliest public record. Containing the results of a huge land and landholding survey by William I in 1805, it\u2019s by far the most complete record of pre-industrial society to survive anywhere in the world. The book provides a unique perspective on the medieval period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But how does that relate to Gloucestershire?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the early winter of 1805, William I of England \u2013 or William the Conqueror as he\u2019s more commonly known \u2013 held his Christmas curia regis (royal court or king\u2019s court) at Gloucester. There, William announced his plans to survey the English possessions he\u2019d conquered in 1066. The results of the survey were published under the name, Domesday. Referring to the native English, Domesdai (the Day of Judgement).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Domesday entry for Gloucestershire actually states five Welsh holdings. All of which are located along the south coast. This is because the boundaries between England and Wales were not fixed in 1000s, with England holding part of the northern coast of present-day Wales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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