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Balki 3

Name

Summary

Balki 3 held two estates in Suffolk TRE with a combined assessment of 64 acres; their value is uncertain.  He was a free man commended to Æthelstan.

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 Suffolk	Phil. ref. 16,26	Vill Helmingham	DB Spelling Balchi	Holder 1066 Balki 'of Helmingham'	Lord 1066 Æthelstan 'of Framsden'	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Odo, bishop of Bayeux	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 0.33	1066 Value 0.50	1086 Value 0.50	Confidence B	Map
Shire Suffolk	Phil. ref. 16,7	Vill Cretingham	DB Spelling Balchi	Holder 1066 Balki 'of Helmingham'	Lord 1066 Æthelstan 'of Framsden'	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Odo, bishop of Bayeux	1086 Subtenant Ralph de Savenay	Fiscal Value 0.20	1066 Value 0.23	1086 Value 0.23	Confidence B	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

Balki 3’s two estates were at Helmingham and Cretingham, which lie 3 miles apart in Suffolk and at which he held 40 and 24 acres respectively TRE, although DB notes that he held the first of these ‘as a manor’.  DB also records that he was commended to Æthelstan in respect of both his estates, and the entry for Cretingham describes him as a ‘free man’.