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Leodmær 13

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Summary

Leodmær 13 had a minute holding in Cambridgeshire TRE assessed at only ½ virgate and with a probable value of 6s 3d; he was a dependant tenant of Wulfwine, antecessor of Aubrey de Vere (Wulfwine 61).

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 Cambridgeshire	Phil. ref. 26,9	Vill Horseheath	DB Spelling Ledmarus	Holder 1066 Leodmær 'of Horseheath'	Lord 1066 Wulfwine, antecessor of Aubrey de Vere	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Hardwin de Scales	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 0.13	1066 Value 0.31	1086 Value 0.31	Confidence C	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

Leodmær 13’s land lay among a group of tiny holdings at Horseheath in the low hills of south-east Cambridgeshire. Details of his holding appear in both DB (where his name is spelt Ledmarus) and in ICC (where it is spelt Limarus). His lord was Wulfwine, antecessor of Aubrey de Vere (Wulfwine 61), from whom he could not withdraw without permission, which implies that Leodmær 13 held in dependent tenure.

Several nearby estates were held TRE by people also called Leodmær or Leomær. However, Leodmær 13’s estate was very small (only ½ virgate) and neither his TRE lord nor his successor (Hardwin de Scales) show any connection with those associated with these other estates. It therefore seems likely that Horseheath was Leodmær 13’s only estate.