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William the Conqueror appointed William de St-Calais as Bishop of Durham in 1080 AD. County Durham was not featured in the Domesday Book of 1086 as the Bishop of Durham had exclusive tax rights over the area.
William the Conqueror appointed William de St-Calais as Bishop of Durham in 1080 AD. County Durham was not featured in the Domesday Book of 1086 as the Bishop of Durham had exclusive tax rights over the area.
The earliest attestation of the name County Durham was in c. 1100 AD in the form ''Dunelmensischira'' (Durhamshire)
The earliest attestation of the name County Durham was in c. 1100 AD in the form ''Dunelmensischira'' (Durhamshire).
Since County Durham did not appear in the Domesday Book, the first known detailed survey of the county was the Boldon Book, completed 97 years later in 1183. It was taken at the orders of Hugh de Puiset, Bishop of Durham. The Boldon Book contained the earliest known documentation of the [[Washington family]], stating that William de Hertburn (ancestor of [[George Washington]], 1st President of the United States) had held Washington since 1180.
== Administration ==
== Administration ==