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Wala

Discussion of the name

A provisional attempt has been made to identify the people recorded in Domesday Book who bore this name; however, the material remains to be checked and edited, and profiles of these people remain to be written.

Forms of the name

Spellings in Domesday Book: Walle, Wallo

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: 

  Phillimore edition: 

  Alecto edition: 

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 Cornwall	Phil. ref. 5,2,30	Vill Trecan	DB Spelling Wallo	Holder 1066 Wala 'of Trecan'	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Robert, count of Mortain	1086 Subtenant Reynold de Vautortes	Fiscal Value 0.25	1066 Value 0.50	1086 Value 0.15	Confidence -	Map
Shire Somerset	Phil. ref. 25,18	Vill Staunton	DB Spelling Walle	Holder 1066 Wala 'of Staunton'	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 William de Moyon	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 0.75	1066 Value 0.38	1086 Value 0.75	Confidence -	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 Norfolk	Phil. ref. 1,66	Vill Norwich	DB Spelling -	Holder 1066 Ralph the staller	Lord 1066 Edward, king	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 William, king	1086 Subtenant Wala the priest	Fiscal Value 0.00	1066 Value 0.00	1086 Value 3.00	Confidence -	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

People of this name

• Wala 1 - Wala 'of Trecan', fl. 1066
• Wala 2 - Wala 'of Staunton', fl. 1066
• Wala 3 - Wala the priest, fl. 1086