Fishbourne recorded in the Domesday Book

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William the Conqueror's great survey of 1086 recorded Fishbourne as two separate entries, reflecting the distinction between Old Fishbourne and New Fishbourne. The manor was held by Roger, Earl of Shrewsbury, one of the most powerful Norman lords in Sussex. The entry records agricultural land, a small population, and the resources of a working manor on the coastal plain. The Domesday Book confirms that Fishbourne was an established settlement well before the Norman Conquest.