Ingold 4

Ingold ‘of Stoke’ (Norf.), fl. 1066
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Name

Ingold
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Ingold 5

Summary

Ingold 4 was a thegn with a tiny manor in south-east Norfolk TRE assessed at 60 acres and with a probable value of £1 13s 8d.

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
Norfolk 48,3 Stoke Holy Cross In Galtlus Ingold 'of Stoke' - Tovi 'of Holkham' - 0.50 1.68 1.68 C Map
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Profile

Ingold 4’s tiny manor was one of many estates and holdings at Stoke Holy Cross, by the River Tas a few miles to the south of Norwich. Despite being only 60 acres it was probably the third largest of the estates there and was one of three manors that together with a smaller holding were valued at £4 0s 17d, which if divided in proportion to the assessments would value Ingold’s at £1 13s 8d.

The DB form of Ingold’s name, In Galtl’, is irregular; but the most likely explanation is that it is a scribal error for Ingaltius and, in turn, the only obvious interpretation of such a form would be the name Ingald, here subsumed under the head-form Ingold (cf. von Feilitzen 1937: 297).

As with many East Anglian entries, DB provides some details of the resources of the manor TRE as well as in 1086. From these it appears that his estate was mainly arable and had a dependent peasant population of seven villans and eight bordars (and their households). Ingold had two ploughs on his demesne and the peasants had a further two ploughs, with the some of the produce (perhaps pulses as well as grain) being ground in his mill, presumably on the River Tas. As well as a small amount of woodland he also had 6 acres of meadow for the draught animals, although in 1086 the abbey of St Benet of Hulme was claiming to have held 4 of these acres TRE.

Despite the rarity of his name, Ingold 4 cannot be associated with anyone else of that name with any confidence.

Bibliography


von Feilitzen 1937: Olof von Feilitzen, The Pre-Conquest Personal Names of Domesday Book, Nomina Germanica 3 (Uppsala: Almqvist and Wiksells, 1937)