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Leofdæg 3

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Summary

Leofdæg 3 held a very small manor in eastern Essex TRE assessed at only 80 acres and with a value of 60s; he was commended to Esgar the staller (Esgar 2) but was not one of his dependent tenants.

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 Essex	Phil. ref. 30,2	Vill Shelley	DB Spelling Leuedai	Holder 1066 Leofdæg 'of Shelley'	Lord 1066 Esgar the staller	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Geoffrey de Mandeville	1086 Subtenant Reynold 'of Shelley'	Fiscal Value 0.67	1066 Value 3.00	1086 Value 4.00	Confidence B	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

Leofdæg 3’s small manor was at Shelley, on a low ridge between the river Roding and one of its tributaries in eastern Essex. DB states that he was only the man of Esgar the staller (Esgar 2) and that his manor was not a part ‘of Esger’s fief’, which implies that Leofdæg was onlycommended to Esger and not one of his dependent tenants. Nevertheless, one of Esger’s post-Conquest successors, Geoffrey de Mandeville (Geoffrey 5), apparently regarded this association as sufficient excuse to acquire Shelley along with Esger’s other estates.

Leofdæg 3’s manor was too small and, at nearly 70 miles, too distant from the nearest estate held TRE by Leofdæg 2 for any connection between them to be considered.