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Record of the survey of England carried out
1086 by officials of William the Conqueror in
order to assess land tax and other dues,
ascertain the value of the crown lands, and
enable the king to estimate the power of his
vassal barons. Northumberland and Durham were
omitted, and also London, Winchester, and
certain other towns. The Domesday Book is
preserved in two volumes at the Public Record
Office, London. The name is derived from the
belief that its judgement was as final as
that of Doomsday.