How many books make up the whole of the Domesday survey?
The survey was intended to be compiled into one complete volume, but the compilation was never fully completed, probably owing to King William’s death before the sole scribe could finish his work. However, the information collected from the whole survey was retained and still exists today in 2 volumes: ‘Great Domesday’ – most of the counties, abridged, and ‘Little Domesday’ – the 3 counties missing from Great Domesday, in their unabridged form. See more about the two books here.
