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Burghelm

Gender: Male

Author: DWP

Editorial Status: 4 of 5

Discussion of the name

Burghelm is an Old English masculine name comprising the elements burg, burh ‘stronghold, fortified place’ and helm ‘protection, helmet’.

There are seven entries in the PASE corpus, of which Burghelm 1 to Burghelm 6 pre-date the eleventh century and Burghelm 7 is a catch-all category for occurrences in DB.

Forms of the name

Spellings in Domesday Book: Burgel

Forms in modern scholarship:

von Feilitzen head forms: Burghelm

Phillimore edition: Burghelm

Alecto edition: Burghelm

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	DB Spelling	Holder 1066	Lord 1066	Tenant-in-Chief 1086	1086 Subtenant	Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value	Conf.	Show on Map
Shire Wiltshire	Phil. ref. 29,5	Vill Clyffe Pypard	DB Spelling Burgel	Holder 1066 Burghelm 'of Clyffe'	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Gilbert de Breteuil	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 5.25	1066 Value 2.58	1086 Value 0.00	Confidence B	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Subtenant in 1086

Shire	Phil. ref.	Vill	DB Spelling	Holder 1066	Lord 1066	Tenant-in-Chief 1086	1086 Subtenant	Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value	Conf.	Show on Map
Shire Hampshire	Phil. ref. 6,3	Vill Bighton	DB Spelling -	Holder 1066 Ælfwig, abbot of New Minster, Winchester	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Riwallon, abbot of Winchester New Minster	1086 Subtenant Burghelm 'of Bighton'	Fiscal Value 2.00	1066 Value 1.00	1086 Value 2.00	Confidence -	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value