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Leofgifu 13 Leofgifu ‘of Denchworth’ (Berkshire), fl. 1066

Female
Author: DWP
Editorial Status: 4 of 5

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Summary

          

Leofgifu 13 was described as a ‘free woman’ in Domesday Book and held a single estate in Berkshire that was assessed at 6 hides and valued at £3 TRE.

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. Show on map
Berkshire 42,1 South Denchworth Leueua Leofgifu 'of Denchworth' - Robert of Stafford Laurence 'of Denchworth' 6.00 3.00 3.00 D Map
Total               6.00 3.00 3.00  

Profile

Denchworth does not lie near any estate held TRE by someone called Leofgifu except for that at Liddington held by Abbess Leofgifu 5 of Shaftesbury (and which was itself further from that abbey than all but one of its estates) and that at Reading held by Abbess Leofgifu 6. Although the possibility that Denchworth was a private estate of Leofgifu 6 cannot entirely be discounted, Leofgifu 13 was described as libera femina rather than abbatissa and Denchworth was held by Lawrence as the tenant of Robert of Stafford (Robert 42) in 1086 rather than by the abbot of Battle. It is therefore most likely that Leofgifu 13 was a separate woman distinct from Leofgifu 5 or Leofgifu 6.

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