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Æthelheard 26

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Summary

Æthelheard 26 held a manor in east Devon TRE assessed at 1 hide; no TRE value is given in DB but in 1086 it was worth 12d.  Æthelheard was a monk, but of which institution (if any) is uncertain.

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 Devon	Phil. ref. 34,53	Vill Bruckland	DB Spelling Ailardus	Holder 1066 Æthelheard the monk 'of Bruckland'	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Ralph de La Pommeraye	1086 Subtenant Geoffrey 'the man of Ralph de La Pommeraye'	Fiscal Value 1.00	1066 Value 0.05	1086 Value 0.05	Confidence B	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

Æthelheard 26’s manor was at Bruckland, in the hills of east Devon between the Axe valley and the border with Dorset.

He is named simply as Æthelheard in DB but the corresponding Exon entry (343a3) describes him as ‘monk’ (Ailardus monacus).  This epithet probably represents his profession rather than a nickname or similar, although it is unusual for a monk to hold land in his own name and there is no indication given as to which, if any, ecclesiastical institution he was associated with. 

There is nothing to connect Æthelheard 26 with the other TRE landholder of that name recorded in DB.