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Welcome to the DomesdayBook.com website which will give you direct access to a range of Domesday related publications including the latest Digital Domesday County Edition from Alecto.

Our oldest public record "Domesday Book" is reckoned to be one of the three most famous and important books in the world (alongside the Bible and the Koran). The original 900-year-old document (in 5 volumes) is still available to view at The National Archives in Kew but for any form of study or consultation we must normally rely on secondary sources. Access to some of those sources is possible through direct links from this website. In addition, a brief summary of the history of Domesday Book can be viewed by clicking here or from the side bar.

Alecto Domesday facsimile editions

Alecto published the first and only perfect facsimile editions of Domesday Book. The complete leather bound Millennium and cased Library editions. Also the 34 counties are available individually in the County Edition. click here for information.

In addition, the complete Gold version of Digital Domesday provides a set of 4 CD-ROMs that offer a complete set of high resolution images of both Great and Little Domesday together with searchable translation and text. Click here to learn a little more about Alecto, or to visit their website directly, click here.

Digital Domesday (other titles).
In addition to "Gold" (see Alecto above) two further versions of the CD-ROM are available which also include material for all 34 Domesday counties and are offered at varying levels of detail and price. For full details and to order on-line, click here or visit the Phillimore website.
Digital Domesday - County Edition. NEW
The latest development of Digital Domesday is the County Edition which also includes a map of the relevant county showing settlements in the time of Domesday overlaid onto a modern OS map of the county. For further details, and to order on-line, click here or visit the Phillimore website.

Domesday Extracts.
For those wanting a simple extract from Domesday Book of your village or town (either in PDF format or printed and framed), click here or visit the DomesdayExtract website.

More information.
For more information about this website or any of the Alecto Domesday products, call 00-44-(0)1252-849411 or e-mail to: domesday@getmapping.com.

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