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Mærwynn 5

Name

Summary

Mærwynn 5 held with Leofsige an estate in south Hampshire TRE assessed at 1 hide and with a probable value of 20s; they held it as two manors and in alod from King Edward (Edward 15), who was presumably their commended lord.

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 Hampshire	Phil. ref. 23,33	Vill Boarhunt	DB Spelling Meruen	Holder 1066 Mærwynn 'of Boarhunt'	Lord 1066 Edward, king	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Hugh de Port	1086 Subtenant Tezelin 'of Boarhunt'	Fiscal Value 0.50	1066 Value 0.50	1086 Value 0.50	Confidence B	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

The small TRE manors of Mærwynn 5 and Leofsige probably originated as alienations from a much larger estate at Boarhunt, extending north from Portsdown Hill, across the valley of the Wallington River and to the fringes of the Forest of Bere in south Hampshire. Although noting that Mærwynn and Leofsige held the land as two manors DB treats them as a single unit assessed for 1 hide and held in alod from King Edward (Edward 15). Whatever the connection between Mærwynn and Leofsige, if any, the implication is that they held their land with power of alienation and were probably the king’s ‘men’ by commendation rather than dependent tenure.

Although the name Mærwynn was uncommon, Mærwynn 5’s estate was fairly small and lay more than 90 miles from any other held TRE by a woman of that name and there is no reason for a connection between them to be considered.