Sir Walter Giffard, Giffard lord of the Akeley estate, lord of Lamerton, of Weare Giffard
Dates: died 1164 for the Walter Giffard associated with the later grant; the earlier Domesday Giffard succession is not fully distinguished in the cited passage
Biography
Member of the Giffard family which held extensive estates in Buckinghamshire. The cited county history identifies the Giffard family as the source of Longueville Priory's interest in Akeley.
Notes / Sources
The source distinguishes the Giffard predecessor estate from the later separately named Stockholt manor.
Research sources:
- William Page, ed., A History of the County of Buckingham, Victoria County History, volume 4, 1927, Akeley, pp. 144-146. — https://archive.org/stream/bwb_KV-421-726_4/bwb_KV-421-726_4_djvu.txt
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