The following counties are listed in the
Domesday book, compiled under the order of
William the Conqueror between 1066 and 1086,
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cornwall
- Derbyshire
- Devon
- Dorsetshire
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- Herefordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Huntingdonshire
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Middlesex
- Nottinghamshire
- Norfolk
- Northants
- Oxfordshire
- Rutland
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Warwickshire
- Worcestershire
- Wiltshire
Here follow (mostly) states prior to 1066
on this there is some discussion in the Talk-section:
"What are the middle ages?"
Angle, Saxon, & Jute states
Southern Celtic states
Scottish, Pict & Caledonian states
Dane, Norsemen & Dubliner states