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Burghelm 8
Burghelm ‘of Clyffe’ (Wilts.), fl. 1066
Male
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Summary
Burghelm 8 shared with two others a large estate in north Wiltshire TRE assessed at 15¾ hides; the TRE value is unknown but its components were worth £7 15s in 1086.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiltshire | 29,5 | Clyffe Pypard | Burgel | Burghelm 'of Clyffe' | - | Gilbert de Breteuil | - | 5.25 | 2.58 | 0.00 | B | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Profile
Burghelm 8 shared with Ælfric and Godgifu a large estate at Clyffe Pypard, just below the western escarpment of the Marlborough Downs in north Wiltshire. It is not known if there was a familial relationship between these three TRE holders or if the land was shared equally between them; if it was, then each would have had a substantial estate of 5¼ hides.There is no other person called Burghelm recorded as a landholder TRE in DB, nor is there a clear instance of the name in 1086. However, the Thorns interpreted the name Borel, recorded as the 1086 subtenant of two Wiltshire estates, as representing the Old English name Burghelm (Thorn and Thorn 1979: DB 24,31-2). If this is correct then these two estates, at Langley Burrell and West Tytherton, are be close enough to Clyffe Pypard for a connection with Burghelm 8 to be considered. However, it is difficult to explain the orthography of the DB form in these terms and the spellings of the manorial suffix of Langley Burrell, which appears to derive from Borel or his descendants (Gover et al. 1939: 105), do not show any support for a derivation from OE Burghelm. A continental origin for the form Borel seems far more likely (cf. Morlet 1968: 62).
Bibliography
Gover et al. 1939: J. E. B. Gover, A. Mawer and F. M. Stenton, The Place-Names of Wiltshire (Cambridge, 1939)
Morlet 1968: M-T. Morlet, Les Noms de Personne sur le Territoire de l’Ancienne Gaule du VIe au XIIe Siècle (Paris, 1968)
Thorn and Thorn 1979: C. Thorn and F. Thorn, eds., Domesday Book 6: Wiltshire (Chichester, 1979)