Editing Domesday Book (section)

===Custodial history===
Domesday Book was preserved from the late 11th to the beginning of the 13th centuries in the royal [[HM Treasury|Treasury]] at Winchester (the Norman kings' capital). It was often referred to as the "Book" or "Roll" of Winchester.<ref name="Hallam 1986, pp. 34–5"/> When the Treasury moved to the [[Palace of Westminster]], probably under [[John, King of England|King John]], the book went with it.

The two volumes (Great Domesday and Little Domesday) remained in Westminster, save for temporary releases, until the 19th century. They were held originally in various offices of the [[Exchequer]]: the Chapel of the Pyx of [[Westminster Abbey]]; the Treasury of Receipts; and the Tally Court.<ref>Hallam 1986, p. 55.</ref> However, on several occasions they were taken around the country with the Chancellor of the Exchequer: to [[York]] and [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]] in 1300, to York in 1303 and 1319, to [[Hertford]] in the 1580s or 1590s, and to [[Nonsuch Palace]], Surrey, in 1666 for a time after the [[Great Fire of London]].<ref>Hallam 1986, pp. 55–56.</ref>

From the 1740s onwards, they were held, with other Exchequer records, in the [[Westminster Abbey#Chapter house and Pyx Chamber|chapter house of Westminster Abbey]].<ref>Hallam 1986, pp. 133–34.</ref> In 1859, they were transferred to the new [[Public Record Office]], London.<ref>Hallam 1986, pp. 150–52.</ref> They are now held at [[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|the National Archives]] at Kew. The chest in which they were stowed in the 17th and 18th centuries is also at Kew.

In modern times, the books have been removed from the London area only rarely. In 1861–1863, they were sent to [[Southampton]] for [[Photozincography of Domesday Book|photozincographic reproduction]].<ref>Hallam 1986, pp. 155–56.</ref> In 1918–19, prompted by the threat of [[German strategic bombing during World War I|German bombing]] during the [[First World War]], they were evacuated (with other Public Record Office documents) to [[Bodmin Jail|Bodmin Prison]], Cornwall. Likewise, in 1939–1945, during the [[Second World War]], they were evacuated to [[HM Prison Shepton Mallet|Shepton Mallet Prison]] in [[Somerset]].<ref>Hallam 1986, pp. 167–69.</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=John D. |last=Cantwell |title=The Public Record Office, 1838–1958 |publisher=HMSO |place=London |year=1991 |isbn=0114402248 |pages=379, 428–30 }}</ref>