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Boldon Book

Boldon Book proper noun: the record of a Norman survey of the bishopric of Durham by the bishop of Durham in 1183.

Proper noun

Boldon Book or the Boldon Book

  1. The record of a Norman survey of the bishopric of Durham by the bishop of Durham in 1183.

Forms of Boldon Book

alternative formBoldon Buke

Origin of Boldon Book

From Middle English Boldon Buke, from Boldon + buke.

Questions about Boldon Book

What does Boldon Book mean?
Boldon Book means the record of a Norman survey of the bishopric of Durham by the bishop of Durham in 1183.
What part of speech is Boldon Book?
Boldon Book is a proper noun.

Words near Boldon Book in the dictionary

  1. Boldmans
  2. boldness
  3. boldnesses
  4. boldo
  5. Boldon
  6. Boldon Book
  7. Boldon Buke
  8. Boldon Colliery
  9. Boldons
  10. boldos
  11. Boldre

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