Lufa 5

Lufa ‘of Lovacott’ (Devon), fl. 1066
Male
DWP
4 of 5

Name

Lufa
Lufa 6

Summary

Lufa 5 had a very small estate in north-west Devon TRE assessed at only ½ virgate and with a value of 30d.

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
Devon 35,17 Lovacott Lofe Lufa 'of Lovacott' - Roald the dubbed - 0.13 0.13 0.21 B Map
Totals

Profile

Lufa 5’s estate was at Lovacott, on a small tributary of the river Torridge near Shebbear in north-west Devon.  Although its possession of ‘land for 2 ploughs’ could indicate a slightly larger holding than its assessment of just ½ virgate would suggest, Lufa’s estate was clearly very small.

It seems highly likely that Lufa had given his name to his holding (Lovecote in DB), although Gover et al. (1931-32: 108) preferred to derive both from the feminine form Lufu.  However, the Exon (413b3) form Louus alongside side the DB form Lofe point strongly towards the TRE holder’s name being the masculine form Lufa, although this would usually give a place-name form *Lufan-cot.

Bibliography


Gover et al. 1931-32: J. E. B. Gover, A. Mawer and F. M. Stenton, The Place-Names of Devon, 2 vols. (Cambridge, 1931-2), p. 108.