William had many legacies, one being the famous Doomsday book. This lengthy text, commissioned in 1085, contains a survey of all the lands and properties held by him and his supporters.
Domesday Book (/ˈduːmzdeɪ/ or US /ˈdoʊmzdeɪ/; Latin: Liber de Wintonia "Book of Winchester") is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states: