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Leofrun 13

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Summary

Leofrun 13 had two holdings in east Cornwall TRE assessed at just 1¼ virgates but with a probable value of 17s.

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. 5,14,6	Vill Porthallow	DB Spelling Leueron	Holder 1066 Leofrun 'of Treverim'	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Robert, count of Mortain	1086 Subtenant Odo 'the man of Robert, count of Mortain'	Fiscal Value 0.06	1066 Value 0.35	1086 Value 0.10	Confidence E	Map
Shire Cornwall	Phil. ref. 5,2,23	Vill Trefrize	DB Spelling Leueron	Holder 1066 Leofrun 'of Treverim'	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 0.50	Confidence C	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

The identification of Leofrun 13 as the TRE holder of two tiny Cornish estates is not securely established.  The two estates passed to different subtenants of Count Robert of Mortain (Robert 9) after the Conquest, but post-Conquest succession in Cornwall is rarely a reliable guide to TRE tenure.  Overall, the relative proximity of these two small estates and the absence of other TRE instances of the name Leofrun within 85 miles of them just tip the balance of probability in favour of identifying the holder of both estates as the same woman, Leofrun 13.

Similarly, the identification of Leofrun 13’s holding at Treverim (spelt Treuorim in Exon Domesday (at 257b4)) with modern Trefrize, in a small tributary valley of the River Inny in east Cornwall, is not certain but no viable alternative has yet been suggested.  It was assessed for 1 virgate but paid geld only for 1 ferling.  Both assessments may be misleading, however, because the presence of land for 3 ploughs and a value of 10s in 1086 (no TRE value is given) implies a slightly more substantial holding.  

Given the uncertainty of locating Treverim it is a moot point as to whether the only other Cornish estate to be held TRE by a woman called Leofrun was close enough to have been held by the same person.  It lay at Porthallow on the Cornish coast 16 miles to the south-west of Trefrize and was also tiny holding, although again the presence of land for 2 ploughs and a value of 7s TRE could indicate a slightly larger holding than its assessment of 1 ferling would suggest.