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Goldgifu 2

Name

Summary

Goldgifu 2 shared with Wulfric one virgate in west Hampshire from King Edward TRE.

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 Hampshire	Phil. ref. 69,35	Vill Burgate	DB Spelling Golleue	Holder 1066 Goldgifu 'of Burgate'	Lord 1066 Edward, king	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Picot 'of Burgate'	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 0.13	1066 Value 0.25	1086 Value 0.30	Confidence B	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

The estate shared by Goldgifu 2 and Wulfric was at Burgate, on the low ground beside the River Avon just to the north of Fordingbridge in west Hampshire; the place-name may refer to an earthwork on the other side of the river and the estate was probably that later known as Over Burgate, now Upper Burgate (Page 1911: 569; Coates 1988: 44).

DB records Wulfric and Goldgifu as holding their estate in allodium of King Edward (Edward 15), which implies that they had the power of alienation over their land and were in the king’s lordship by commendation rather than dependent tenure.  The relationship between Goldgifu and Wulfric is uncertain but their shared tenure could indicate a familial connection; furthermore, since it was unusual for women other than nobles, abbesses or widows to hold land in their own right it may be that Goldgifu was a widow.

This was the only estate recorded in DB as being held by someone called Goldgifu TRE and there is no reason to consider her connection with any other estate or person.

Bibliography

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

Page 1911: A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4, ed. W. Page (London, 1911)