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Langfer 2

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Summary

Langfer 2 held 2 hides in north Northamptonshire of King Edward with sake and soke.

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 Northamptonshire	Phil. ref. 3,1	Vill Horn	DB Spelling Langfer	Holder 1066 Langfer 'of Horn'	Lord 1066 Edward, king	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 William de Saint-Calais, bishop of Durham	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 2.00	1066 Value 4.00	1086 Value 4.00	Confidence C	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

Langfer 2 held the larger of two little at Horn, in the small valley of the North Brook to the west of Ermine Street and in north Northamptonshire in DB but a part of Rutland by the thirteenth century. DB states that he held it of (tenuit de) King Edward (Edward 15) with sake and soke, this latter aspect perhaps making it more likely that Langfer was in the king’s lordship by commendation rather than by dependent tenure.

Although the name Langfer was extremely rare the nearest estate held TRE by another person of that name was tiny and lay 26 miles away and Horn was the only one to be held in the king’s lordship TRE and to pass to the bishopric of Durham after the Conquest. It is therefore probable that this was Langfer 2’s only estate.