Historic county boundaries of England

This page compares the traditional county boundaries of the present day with those as they were recorded in the Domesday book of 1086. You can return to the main comparison map here.

Key
Area covered by Domesday survey
Domesday shire
Traditional county
Both

Information for traditional counties from wikishire.co.uk, whose data conforms to the Historic Counties Standard.

Information for the shires as they were in 1086 from the Archaeology Data Service. © Dr Stuart Brookes