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<BODY TEXT=#000000 LINK=#0000FF VLINK=#FF0000 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <BASE TARGET="_top"> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s11 style='text-align: center;'> <TABLE WIDTH="98%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" BGCOLOR=#FDFED6 > <TR> <TD WIDTH=60% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s10 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Bold";font-size:25pt;'><B>S  u  r   r  e  y     D  o  m  e  s  d  a  y </B></FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></B></DIV>  </B></DIV> <DIV class=s10> Surrey Domesday </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> 'The Domesday Survey for ... Surrey offers no very important or curious features, and reveals, I believe, no customs or tenures peculiar to Surrey', wrote H. E. Malden in 1886. In 1902 J. H. Round judged it 'neither long nor of special interest.' Poor Surrey. This judgement has held sway for decades and, with few exceptions such as John Blair, historians seeking the 11th century have passed over Surrey in favour of wealthy, castle-strewn Sussex; or Kent - dominated by William's half-brother Odo and Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury; or Middlesex, with its granular recording of the land held by different classes of peasants.  </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> However, Surrey does have something to say. Naturally, the Surrey Domesday is of intense interest to the local historian. But to the historian of the period, while Surrey may intervene in the Domesday debate with a softer voice than its neighbours, that does not mean that it should be ignored. Indeed, the lack of 'peculiar customs or tenures' may indicate that Surrey is one of the better places from which to extrapolate a picture of 11th century England. </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> In 1086, Surrey retained its old boundaries and so included that part of London south of the Thames. However, Surrey and South London from Domesday Book would be a cumbersome title so in this small corner of the virtual world we will reclaim Brixton, Croydon, Tooting and their neighbours for their historic county. </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> There are several suggested routes through the site depending upon your interest and Domesday background: </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> <TABLE WIDTH="89%" BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" > <TR> <TD WIDTH=39% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFD7> <DIV class=s3 style='text-align: left;'> I know nothing about Domesday</DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> Work through <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_00004a.htm">Introducing Domesday</A></DIV> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=39% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFD7> <DIV class=s3 style='text-align: left;'> I want to understand a Domesday entry</DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_00003a.htm">Explaining Domesday</A> works through how to understand an entry</DIV> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=39% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFD7> <DIV class=s3 style='text-align: left;'> I want an overview of Surrey in this period</DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> Read Saxon Surrey, Norman Surrey, or transition in <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_000031.htm">Surrey Overview</A></DIV> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=39% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFD7> <DIV class=s3 style='text-align: left;'> I want detailed analysis of Surrey Domesday</DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> Read the relevant section in <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_000000.htm">Analysing Surrey</A></DIV> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=39% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFD7> <DIV class=s3 style='text-align: left;'> Is where I live in Domesday?</DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> Check <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_000069.htm">Find a place</A> </DIV> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=39% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFD7> <DIV class=s3 style='text-align: left;'> What sources have you used?</DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_00002f.htm">Sources and Links</A> lists all primary and secondary sources consulted</DIV> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=39% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFD7> <DIV class=s3 style='text-align: left;'> Help, I don't understand some technical terms</DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> The <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_000028.htm">glossary</A> lists all specific and technical Domesday terms</DIV> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=39% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFD7> <DIV class=s3 style='text-align: left;'> Who built this website and can I contact you?</DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> Read <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_000033.htm">About</A> and go to <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_00000c.htm">Contact</A> </DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=justify class=s3> Where a placename is used the hundred (or district) in which it lay is recorded in square brackets immediately after the name, so Albury [Blackheath]. For a map of the Surrey hundreds, go to <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_000022.htm">Hundreds</A>.  </DIV> <DIV class=s0> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" BGCOLOR=#FDFED6 > <TR> <TD WIDTH=20% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s3 style='text-align: center;'> <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_000033.htm">About</A></DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=40% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s3 style='text-align: center;'> <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_00002f.htm">Sources and Links</A></DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=20% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s3 style='text-align: center;'> <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_000028.htm">Glossary</A></DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=20% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s3 style='text-align: center;'> <A class=s3 HREF="domesdaybook_00000c.htm">Contact</A></DIV> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=20% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV class=s1>  </DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=40% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s3 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:8pt;'>© Patrick Molineux 2005. 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