Waleran "the Huntsman" de Sutton, lord of Sutton Waldron

THE DOMESDAY BOOK

• Listed under the land of the King's servants at Barford St. Martin, the Domesday Book records that John the doorkeeper1 held half a hide2 in Barford St. Martin. In the time of Edward the Confessor, this property had previously belonged to Ælfric3. The land rated a plough with a bordar and a slave and 8 acres of meadow; all valued at 10 shillings.
• Wado also held one hide at Barford St. Martin, which he had had since before the Conquest; there was sufficient land for a plough, one bordar and 6 acres of meadow worth 15 shillings.
• Berengar Giffard was a wealthy man4 who held one hide in Barford St. Martin, previously belonging to Earl Harold5. There was land for a plough, 6 bordars and 6 acres of meadow valued at 20 shillings (although it had been worth 3 times as much in King Edward's day6). * Waleran the Huntsman held a considerable amount of property (7 below) which included half a hide at Barford St. Martin that was let to Engenold; and previously in Edward the Confessor's time, held by Bolla. There was land for half a plough, 2 bordars and 3 acres of meadow all valued at 7 shillings.
• The King's foresters held 1.5 hides in the forest of Grovely worth 30 shillings.

(7) Including land at Codford St. Mary, Ansty, Buttermere, Standlynch, East Kennet, Stanley, Steeple Langford, Hanging Langford, Great Wishford, Grimstead, Whaddon in Alderbury, West Dean and Hurdcott in Winterbourne Earls. http://www.barpc.ndo.co.uk/history.htm

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