Walter de Claville, Domesday tenant-in-chief, Norman landholder
Dates: floruit 1086
Biography
Walter de Claville was an Anglo-Norman landholder recorded in Domesday Book as holding estates in Dorset and Devon, including a portion associated with Afflington.
Notes / Sources
The cited source supports a portion of Afflington, not necessarily the whole later manor.
Research sources:
- The Domesday Book Online, Dorset A-G, entry for Afflington: Alfrunetone / Alvretone / Alvronetone, with holdings attributed to Roger de Beaumont, Walter from William de Braose, Walter de Claville and Durand the Carpenter from the king. — https://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/dorset1.html
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