Open Domesday

Creating an open version of Domesday Book. Also tweeting as Anna at @darkgreener

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Hull University has put the Domesday data (what I used) online under CC-BY-SA licence, free for all to use: http://t.co/gnNg9xRD

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off to meet the Domesday experts at the National Archives: http://t.co/tWEDJ9L9

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@Nevillina_3 nothing like that in the domesday database, i'm afraid! but people to chat to would be the english placename survey...

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RT @jonniehughes There were 73 people & 47 goats in my village of Wrington 1000 years ago http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/ST4662/wrington

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@HistoryNeedsYou hurrah, glad it's useful!

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Calling all developers: would anyone like to help add historic placenames to the data? should be reasonably straightforward :)

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RT @Psythor Haha, in the Domesday Book, Walworth is listed as being in *Surrey*. http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TQ3278/walworth/

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Was just about to scrape National Archives for historic Domesday placenames, but someone already has! yay! http://bit.ly/lcT9Df

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RT @ruskin147: http://t.co/Y0Kjlfi New blog post - Domesday Reloaded, the 1086 version <-- BBC blog post on project, yay.

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brilliant RT @si_francis Find of the day. Camden used to be called Rug Moor. http://bit.ly/jjHByt

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@katherinehudson thanks yes - Domesday vellum more reliable than laser discs!

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

Cool. The Domesday Book is online. [Winklevoss twins to sue William the Conqueror; their idea first] RT @tcarmody http://j.mp/lKPM80

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Must make a league table of mills (and sheep, etc) for stats page.

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@kanedr there's still a mill there? awesome!

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Aw RT @kanedr ...here's where I'm celebrating my wedding in two weeks time: http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/ST5631/west-lydford/

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@jamestauber heh that would be cos i only set up the account 30 minutes ago :) been working on the site for ages though :)

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haha RT @FlipChartFT ..my ancestor, who had a half share in a manor in 1066, was the tenant of a sodding Norman by 1086: http://ow.ly/4TJ6A

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RT @Paulerspury Paulerspury in Domesday book: http://t.co/gfgiYR7 - Bigger than Towcester at the time!

[John McTernan @Johnmcternan]

Peckham in 1086 - http://bit.ly/m7OpeT - from the brilliant online Domesday book. Search for your home. via @frabcus (made by @darkgreener)

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Next step: adding an API!