England's great survey of 1086 — ordered by William the Conqueror to record every settlement, landowner and resource across the kingdom.
13,425 settlements across 34 counties
Each county page lists every settlement recorded in the 1086 survey, with searchable village names and links to individual Domesday records.
Completed in 1086, the Domesday Book is the oldest surviving public record in England. Commissioned by William I, it surveyed nearly every settlement — recording who held the land, how many people lived there, what resources they had and what it was all worth.
Aubrey draws on Domesday records as part of every report for a location in England — placing your chosen land in the context of an 11th-century feudal survey that shaped English land ownership for centuries.
Pick any location and Aubrey pulls together 15 strands of its history, each drawn from the record:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Explore Domesday-recorded places in detail — Aubrey has published in-depth research reports covering archaeology, geology and medieval history for notable locations across the UK. Read full research →