Linxi 2

Linxi ‘of Easton’ (Hants), fl. 1066
Male
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Name

Linxi

Summary

(Unknown Person) had a moderate estate in north-west Hampshire TRE assessed at 1 hide and with a value of £6; this was family land that he held under King Edward (Edward 15), presumably by commendation.

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
Hampshire 60,2 Crux Easton Linxi Linxi 'of Easton' Edward, king Croc the huntsman - 6.00 6.00 6.00 B Map
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Profile

(Unknown Person)’s moderate estate of 6 hides was at Crux Easton, amidst the North Downs in north-east Hampshire.  The manorial prefix of the modern place-name derives from the name of Linxi’s post-Conquest successor and the earlier name of his estate was simply Old English ēast-tūn ‘east estate’, named presumably in relation to some more important estate or estate-centre to the west, most probably the royal hundredal manor at Hurstbourne Tarrant (Coates 1989: 62).

DB records that Linxi held his estate in parage, indicating that it was inherited family land, and that he held it of King Edward 15; given the status of the land, it is probable that Linxi was in the king’s lordship by commendation rather than dependent tenure.

The DB entry for Crux Easton is slightly compressed at the foot of a column, but there seems to reason to suppose that it was a late addition; it was probably just a device to allow the next column to begin with a new chapter.

This was the only estate recorded in DB as being held by someone whose name was spelt Linxi and there is no reason to consider him in connection with any other estate or person.

Bibliography


Coates 1989: R. Coates, The Place-Names of Hampshire (London, 1989)