Hugh de Port, Norman tenant-in-chief and royal official, Domesday holder of numerous Hampshire estates
Dates: floruit 1086; died probably in the late eleventh century
Biography
Hugh de Port was a major Norman landholder and royal official with extensive Hampshire possessions. In 1086 he held Abbotstone from the Bishop of Winchester.
Notes / Sources
The Domesday record establishes the Abbotstone holding but not a complete descent from Hugh to later members of the de Port family.
Research sources:
- Domesday Book, Hampshire entry for Abedestune; reproduced in The Domesday Book Online, Hampshire A-K, entry Abbotstone. — https://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/hampshire1.html
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