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Domesday Book Guide

Domesday Book is a detailed survey and valuation of landed property in England at the end of the 11th century. The survey was ordered by William the Conqueror at Christmas 1085 and undertaken the following year. It records who held the land and how it was used, and also includes information on how this had changed since the Norman Conquest in 1066. It is not a census of the population, and the individuals named in it are almost exclusively land-holders. Domesday is written in Latin.

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Internet Archive

Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free texts, movies, software, music, websites, and more.

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FamilySearch

This website is the world's largest family history resource, containing over 3 billion names. It provides access to indexed records, scanned images, and extracted information, with extensive coverage of the British Isles. The Family Tree section allows users to build, organise, and preserve their family history research collaboratively, encouraging the merging of duplicate records, correction of errors, and addition of supporting sources. It also includes data from the former International Genealogical Index (IGI).

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Domesday Book

Open Domesday is a free online version of the Domesday Book, the great survey of English landholdings commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1085–86. The website allows users to search for places recorded in Domesday, explore them on an interactive map, view details of landholders and settlements, and examine images of the original manuscript folios. It is an excellent resource for family and local historians investigating the origins and medieval history of English communities.

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FreeBMD

This resource indexes most births, marriages, and deaths registered in England and Wales from July 1837 onwards. It contains over 261 million records and offers a range of search filters to help researchers locate individuals and family events efficiently.

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The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG)

The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) was established in 2001 to promote the study of genealogy and prosopography for the period before 1500 AD, and to publish the results of those studies. Although we are based in the UK our membership and genealogical interests are world-wide.

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Taking Stock - Catholic Churches of England & Wales

Taking Stock is an architectural and historical review of Catholic churches and chapels in England and Wales. The project is a partnership between the Patrimony Committee of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, individual dioceses, and Historic England.

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UK BMD

Births, Marriages, Deaths and Censuses on the Internet.

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Addingham Civic Society

Established in 1978 and from a relatively small membership quickly grew to 260 in 1987 and over the following years continued to grow to the point that our membership now stands at 389 (August 2023). This figure represents over 10% of the total population of our village. They are a Registered Charity and currently have a board of 15 Trustees which includes 4 Officers consisting of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer

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