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Title:
Worcestershire Domesday Database, 1066-1086

Subject Categories:
Elites and leadership - Social stratification and groupings
Agricultural and rural history - History
Economic history - History
Population history - History
Agriculture, forestry and rural industry - Industry and management
Population censuses - Population, vital statistics and censuses

Depositor(s):
Crompton, F., Worcester College of Higher Education

Principal Investigator(s):
Crompton, F., Worcester College of Higher Education

Abstract:
This database contains information compiled from the Worcestershire Domesday Book.
Main Topics:
These data include details of the Domesday population of Worcestershire. The main variables are:

Number of entry in Worcestershire Domesday book
Where the place is located
Name of Vill
Name of Manor
Owner in 1086
Tenant in 1086
Lord of place in 1066
Owner in 1066
Tenant of place in 1066
Names of Freemen there in 1066
Area
Area ploughed
Number of Ox Teams belonging to Lord
Number of Ox Teams belonging to villeins
Number of other teams mentioned
Total Ox teams
Number of freemen
Number of villeins
Number of bordars
Number of serfs
Number of other people mentioned
Others who are mentioned
Total population
Value in 1086
Value between 1066 and 1086
Value in 1066
Amount of Meadow
Amount of Woodland
Number of mills
Value of mills
Remote property mentioned
Distant places that are part of this Vill

Coverage:
Time Period Covered: 1066-1086
Dates of Fieldwork: 1988
Country: England
Geography: Worcestershire
Spatial Units: Ancient County
Observation Units: Individuals

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:Subnational
Population:Domesday population of Worcestershire

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Number of Units: 296 (obtained)
Method of Data Collection: Transcription of existing materials; Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Data Sources: Morris, J. ed. (1982) Domesday Book vol. 16: Worcestershire, Chichester, Phillimore

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: Latin and English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: History Data Service, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: hds@essex.ac.uk

Date of Release:
First Edition: 22 April 1994

Copyright:
Copyright F. Crompton

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