The English common law was originally known as commune ley in Law French. It refers to the law which was created, developed and applied by the old common law courts and it was based on the custom of the region. It exists largely in an unwritten form and is judge-made.
England did not have any unified judicial system before 1066 A.D. It was after the Norman conquest in 1066 and the enthronement of William I that a somewhat organized judicial system was created. Before then, different regions of England had different customs which were applied by their native courts after being compiled by the Anglo-Saxon kings. Itinerant justices were sent out by Williams I and they administered the culture of the people and garnered more judicial power over time. They would meet at the Westminster and discuss the various customs they had encountered in their different journeys. The good customs were agreed upon and commended while the bad ones were criticized, this slowly led to the development of the English common law system.
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