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Esbern 8 was a small landowner in south Nottinghamshire with lands assessed at an estimated 1½ bovates worth around 5 shillings.
Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
Holder 1066
Shire
Phil. ref.
Vill
Holder 1066 DB Spelling
Holder 1066
Lord 1066
Tenant-in-Chief 1086
1086
subtenant
Fiscal value
1066
value
1086 value
Holder 1066 ID conf.
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Nottinghamshire
30,35
Willoughby-on-the-Wolds
Sbern
Esbern 'of Willoughby-on-the-Wolds'
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Alwine 'of Willoughby-on-the-Wolds'
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0.19
0.26
0.10
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0.19
0.26
0.10
Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, an upland parish (as the place-name suffix indicates) right on the border of Nottinghamshire with Leicestershire, was much subdivided TRE. Esbern 8 held one of five tiny manors; it had passed by 1086 to a minor king’s thegn called Alwine, and was recorded in a Domesday entry which was amended to add the name of another holder TRE (Wulfmær) and in 1086 (Earnwine). The small size and isolation of the manor make it clear that Esbern 8 held only here. He was presumably a minor king’s thegn like his successor Wulfmær.
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