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Lindbald 2
Lindbald the monk, ‘of Lyford’ (Berks.), fl. 1066
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Summary
Lindbald 2 was a monk with an estate in north-west Berkshire TRE assessed at 3 hides and with a value of 20s; he was probably a tenant of Abingdon Abbey but was not necessarily a member of its community.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | 7,25 | Lyford | Linbaldus | Lindbald the monk 'of Lyford' | Ordric, abbot of Abingdon | Reynold, abbot of Abingdon | Reynold 'of St Helens' | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | B | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Profile
Lindbald’s estate was the smaller of two estates belonging to Abingdon Abbey that were called Lyford TRE; his was probably located in what is now a part of West Hanney, lying just to the south of Lyford in the Ock valley in north-west Berkshire (Kelly 2001: 160, 543).DB describes Lindbald as a monk (as was his TRW successor at Lyford) and as holding his estate of the abbey; but although it is highly likely that he was a dependent tenant of the abbey he need not have been a member of its community. The abbey acquired these lands through a bequest in 1032 that included St Martin’s minster and a tenement in Oxford, so it may be that Lindbald was associated with St Martin’s rather than directly with Abingdon (S 964; Kelly 2001: 540-3).
This was the only estate recorded in DB as being held by someone called Lindbald TRE or TRW and there is no reason to consider him in connection with any other estate or person.
Bibliography
S: P. H. Sawyer, Anglo-Saxon Charters: An Annotated List and Bibliography, Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks 8 (London, 1968), revised by S. Kelly, R. Rushforth et al., The Electronic Sawyer: Online Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Charters, published online through Kemble: The Anglo-Saxon Charters Website, currently at http://www.esawyer.org.uk/about/index.html
Kelly 2001: Charters of Abingdon Abbey, ed. S. E. Kelly, 2 parts, Anglo-Saxon Charters VII-VIII (Oxford, 2001)