Stenulf 5
Stenulf King Edward’s thegn between Ribble and Mersey
Male
CPL
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Summary
Stenulf 5 was of the more important of King Edward’s thegns in the hundredal manor of West Derby in the territory Between Ribble and Mersey. He held two estates of similar size, Toxteth on the Mersey estuary, and Upholland on the west Lancashire ridge, together assessed at 4 carucates and valued at less than 10 shillings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire | R1,25 | Upholland | Stemulf | Stenulf, thegn of King Edward | Edward, king | Roger the Poitevin | - | 2.00 | 0.27 | 0.00 | B | Map |
| Cheshire | R1,5 | Toxteth | Stainulf | Stenulf, thegn of King Edward | Edward, king | Roger the Poitevin | - | 2.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | B | Map |
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Profile
Toxteth and Upholland were quite far apart but of similar size, and their resources are likely to have been complementary, Toxteth being by the Mersey estuary and Upholland on the low hills east of the river Douglas. They have been identified as belonging to the same man, but the different spellings (Stain– and Sten– or Stein–) leaves open the possibility that two men are involved, especially as Toxteth was divided equally between Stenulf and a Bernulf (perhaps a close relative, given the common final element) who does not appear at or near Upholland.The two, taken as a pair, are distant from other manors assigned to Stenulf, but the possibilities that Stenulf 5 was identical with Stenulf 2 and Stenulf 6, and more remotely that Stenulfs 2–6 were all one man, are discussed under Stenulf 2 and Stenulf 3 respectively.