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Cniht 4

Description: Cniht ‘of Normanton’ (Yorks.), fl. 1066

Gender: Male

Author: DWP

Editorial Status: 4 of 5

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Summary

Cniht 4 was the TRE holder of one of two Yorkshire manors that between them had an assessment of 5 carucates and a value of 12s 8d.

Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

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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 Yorkshire	Phil. ref. 1W25	Vill Normanton	DB Spelling Chenicte	Holder 1066 Cniht 'of Normanton'	Lord 1066 Edward, king	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 William, king	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 2.50	1066 Value 0.32	1086 Value 0.27	Confidence A	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

Cniht 4 was one of two thegns (the other being Godric) who held Normanton, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, as two manors TRE. Most of this land lay within the soke of Wakefield, a demesne manor of King Edward (Edward 15), and Normanton was in the hands of King William (William 1) hands by 1086.