The Domesday Book Challenge
The Domesday Book was commissioned by William The Conqueror in 1085, to assess the land and resources owned in England at that time.
Burton-on-Trent and the surrounding villages are featured, but would you recognise them nearly a thousand years later.
Here are a few of our local villages mentioned. Do you know them?
| Winshalle |
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Brunlege | |
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| Stantun |
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Rouecestre | |
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| Rapendune |
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Marchetone | |
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| Stapenhille |
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Duvelle | |
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| Findre |
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Roluestune | |
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| Draicot | |
Sivardingescotes | |
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| Cotes | |
Ali Heorteshorne | |
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| Sudberie | |
Smidesbi | |
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| Hitaine | |
Durandestorp | |
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| Cildewelle | |
Fornewerche | |
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| Bertone | |
Tuiforde | |
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| Witmere | |
Willetune | |
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| Hatun | |
Newetun | |
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| Stratone | |
Merstun | |
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| Brantestone | |
Scroftun | |
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| Chetun | |
Linctune | |
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| Etewelle | |
Redlauestun | |
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| Waletune | |
Which village still has the same name as it did in
1085.....................