The oldest surviving public record (6/6)

The oldest surviving public record in the history of Britain is the Domesday Book, or “Doomsday Book”. It was authored as part of a large survey conducted on the orders of William the Conqueror himself, who wished to acquaint himself with his newly-acquired land through a great survey of much of England, Wales. It recorded the names of towns, villages, farms, trees, the wealth of counties, population and many other things, and it was compiled by the Normans. The Domesday Book is kept at the National Archives in London as one of its most prized pieces.