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Godbald 2
Godbald ‘of Brickhill’ (Bucks.), fl. 1066
Male
DWP
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Summary
Godbald 2 had a small estate in north-east Buckinghamshire TRE assessed at 1 hide and with a probable value of 20s; he had power of alienation over his land.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire | 14,48 | Brickhill | Godbold | Godbald 'of Brickhill' | - | Walter Giffard | Ralph de Lanquetot | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.60 | B | Map |
| Totals | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.60 | |||||||||
Profile
Godbald 2’s small estate was at Bow Brickhill, on rising ground overlooking where Watling Street crosses the River Lovat (or Ouzel) in north-east Buckinghamshire. He was one of four men holding land there TRE whose small estates were grouped into a single manor held by a subtenant of Walter Giffard (Walter 3) after the Conquest, but there is no evidence that the four men were associated other than by the proximity of their lands. DB records that all four men could sell their lands, indicating that they were not in dependent tenure, and gives the total TRE value for the combined manor as 100s, which if divided in proportion to each man’s holding would render Godbald’s hide worth 20s.This was the only estate held TRE by someone of this name recorded in DB and there is no reason to consider Godbald 2 in connection with anyone else. Indeed, although fairly common after the Conquest his appears to be the only recorded insular instance of the name before then (Forssner 1916: 118), and it remains a puzzle as to how someone with a continental name came to be holding such a small and solitary estate.
Bibliography
Forssner 1916: Thorvald Forssner, Continental-Germanic Personal Names in England in Old and Middle English Times (Uppsala, 1916)