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Title: Land Grants by William the Conqueror
Post by: historylover on Saturday 23 June 12 01:26 BST (UK)
How may I learn to whom William the Conqueror gave land grants in County Durham/Northumberland?   Thankyou, in advance, to anyone who can assist.
Title: Re: Land Grants by William the Conqueror
Post by: GrahamSimons on Saturday 23 June 12 12:28 BST (UK)
At a guess, try the Victoria County History, should be in local library, some are digitised, see http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/

Domesday does not cover either county; apparently there is a separate book, Boldon Book, that covers Durham and parts of Northumberland.

Hope this helps a bit
Title: Re: Land Grants by William the Conqueror
Post by: historylover on Sunday 24 June 12 04:08 BST (UK)
Many thanks for your advice.  I'll try it.