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Hunmann 6
Hunmann ‘of Lavendon’ (Buckinghamshire), fl. 1066
Male
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Summary
Hunmann 6 held a manor in north Buckinghamshire TRE assessed at just over 2¼ hides and with a value of 40s; his lord was Alli 2, probably by commendation, and 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 | 53,3 | Lavendon | Hunman | Hunmann 'of Lavendon' | Alli | Judith, countess | Roger of Olney | 2.31 | 2.00 | 1.50 | B | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Profile
Hunmann 6’s manor was among several estates and smaller holdings at Lavendon, which straddles a small valley draining into the River Ouse in the extreme north of Buckinghamshire. The unusual assessment of Hunmann’s manor – 2 hides and 1¼ virgates – was exactly matched by that of another estate at Lavendon, as were the TRE value and several details of the resources such as woodland, which suggests that the two estates represented two halves of a recently-divided whole. If so, then the two TRE holders may well have been related; but unfortunately DB does not give the name of the man then holding the other estate. Both men could sell their land, indicating that they were not dependent tenants, but they had different lords (presumably by commendation), with Hunmann being the man of Alli 2, a royal housecarl, and the other man being the man of the bishop of Dorchester.If their estates had indeed formed a single manor not long before the Conquest then it was probably associated with Lavendon church, where early eleventh-century fabric survives and the advowson of which passed in the descent of the half not held by Hunmann TRE (Page 1927: 379-87).
This was the only estate held by someone called Hunmann recorded in DB and there is no reason to consider Hunmann 6 in connection with any other person or estate.
Bibliography
Page 1927: A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4, ed. W. Page (London, 1927)