Domesday 900 (+ 40)

Back in 1986 there was a project to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Domesday Book, the previous post with the photo had me wondering whether the photo was from 1986.

Anyway I tracked down the entry for Great Coxwell from the national archives and you can review it here:

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20120318181300/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-424000-192000

Quite an interesting read and certainly of it's time.
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Twelfth century Saint Giles Church Great Coxwell. This view is of the southern aspect. It also shows a major part of the old churchyard. (1986)

Snowscene of the 1982 winter, showing the main street, plus a terrace of new houses in Great Coxwell. It also shows a recently renovated cottage. (1982)

This photograph shows a typical thatched cottage of Great Coxwell. There were at least 14 thatched cottages 60 years ago, now only 3 left. (1986)