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Deorwulf 18

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Summary

Deorwulf 18 was a free man with two tiny holdings in mid Suffolk TRE, shared with other holders in each instance but, if divided proportionally, his shares having a combined assessment of 31½ acres and a value of 12s 6d; he was in the commendation of the abbot of Ely, within whose soke one of Deorwulf’s holdings also lay.

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. 21,39	Vill Wetheringsett	DB Spelling DeRolfus	Holder 1066 Deorwulf 'of Aspall'	Lord 1066 Wulfric, abbot of Ely	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Simeon, abbot of Ely	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 0.08	1066 Value 0.13	1086 Value 0.13	Confidence C	Map
Shire Suffolk	Phil. ref. 77,4	Vill Aspall	DB Spelling Derulfus	Holder 1066 Deorwulf 'of Aspall'	Lord 1066 Wulfric, abbot of Ely	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 William, king	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 0.18	1066 Value 0.50	1086 Value 0.50	Confidence B	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

Deorwulf 18’s two tiny holdings lay at Aspall and Wetheringsett, less than 3 miles apart on either side of a low ridge in mid Suffolk and both in vills with highly-fragmented tenure TRE and in 1086.  At Aspall Deorwulf was one of four free men holding 86 acres worth 40s; the men were commended to three different lords, of which Deorwulf’s was the abbot of Ely, and by 1086 their lands were in the king’s hands while seisin was disputed between two successors.  At Wetheringsett Deorwulf was one of four free men (none of whom other than Deorwulf also held land in Aspall) holding 40 acres that were worth 10s in 1086 and probably much the same TRE.  DB and IE(166) state that in this instance all four free men were in both the commendation and the soke of the abbot of Ely.

Although very small, the close proximity of these two holdings and the association with Ely renders it very probable that both were held by Deorwulf 18 TRE.  However, the tiny size of the holdings concerned, a different lord and a distance of 25 miles renders it highly improbable that there can be any connection with Deorwulf 19 in Essex.