Wynric 3
Wynric ‘of Sawbury’ (Herefs.), fl. 1066
Male
CPL
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Summary
Wynric 3 was a small landowner with a single holding of 2½ virgates in north Herefordshire, recorded as waste in 1066; his holding was probably in some way dependent on the bishop of Hereford’s nearby manor of Bromyard.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire | 10,65 | Sawbury | Wenric | Wynric 'of Sawbury' | - | Roger de Lacy | Hugh de Lacy | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | A | Map |
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Profile
Wynric 3’s holding at Sawbury was less than 2 miles from the centre of the bishop of Hereford’s 30-hide manor of Bromyard, in the rolling hills of north-east Herefordshire. There is a second mention of Sawbury in DB: Bishop Robert’s Domesday return claimed that ½ hide there had paid geld with his predecessor Bishop Walter TRE (Herefs. 2:3), along with land in three other places. Half a hide (2 virgates) is not identical with the 2½ virgates at which Wynric’s holding was assessed, but was very likely the same piece of land. Small discrepancies in hidage are common in DB, and it is difficult to see why the bishop would claim that certain pieces of land used to pay geld with his estate if they had not been lost in some way by the time of the Domesday Survey. If they were lost (or contested), then they should appear in someone else’s Domesday return. In fact they probably all do. The clearest case is Yarsop, where the 3 virgates claimed by the bishop (Herefs. 2:3) must have been the 3 virgates held TRE by Wulfnoth , who ‘could not leave his lord’ (non poterat discedere a suo domino) (Herefs. 34:1), presumably meaning the bishop. At Noakes, the 1 hide 1 virgate claimed by the bishop (Herefs. 2:3) was probably identical with the 1 hide held TRE by Colgrim , who by contrast ‘could go where he would’ (quo uolebat ire poterat) (Herefs. 33:1). Tedstone is the least certain of the four, since the bishop claimed 2½ hides (Herefs. 2:3) but the only holding at Tedstone listed elsewhere was Earnsige ’s 1 hide; like Colgrim, Earnsige ‘could go where he would’ (quo potuit ire uoluit) (Herefs. 10:68).It is therefore likely but not certain that Wynric’s holding at Sawbury paid geld with the bishop TRE, and thus that Wynric’s tenure there was in some way connected with the bishop’s adjoining manor of Bromyard.
Sawbury and Wincot (Glos.) are over 35 miles apart and there are no other circumstances which recommend the idea that Wynric 3 was the same person as Wynric 2.