The great Norman administrative document is used as the basis for an enquiry into the changes undergone by the English countryside over the past 1000 years. A time chart setting "Domesday" in its medieval context leads onto a short essay on daily life in Norman England. The central text is a series of county gazeteers, containing over 12,500 entries, which list the "Domesday" settlements alphabetically by their modern spelling. Each entry gives the original "Domesday" information and a note on the history and present status of a settlement. A number of short essays on points of particular interest lend depth and detail to the picture. The text is interspersed with a large number of colour and b&w photograhs and maps.
- ISBN10 0517558688
- ISBN13 9780517558683
- Publish Date 14 October 1985
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 21 November 2005
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Random House USA Inc
- Imprint Crown Publications
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 351
- Language English