Was Rotherham in the Domesday Book?

Rotherham was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Strafforth and the county of Yorkshire. It had a recorded population of 12 households in 1086.

What towns are in the Domesday Book?

  • [Abbas] Combe, Somerset.
  • Abberley, Worcestershire.
  • Abberton, Worcestershire.
  • Abberton, Essex.
  • [Abbess] Roding, Essex.
  • [Abbey] Hulton, Staffordshire.
  • [Abbots] Ash, Devon.
  • [Abbots] Barton, Gloucestershire.

Which areas of England did the Domesday Book not cover?

Domesday Book describes almost all of England and more than 13,000 places are mentioned in it. Most of them still survive today. London, Winchester, County Durham and Northumberland were not included in King William's survey.

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