Commentary on various fiefs
Some notes on various fiefs
LIST OF ATTESTED FIEFS IN GUERNSEY
Fief à Eperon
Fief à l'Ecachier
Fief au Breton
Fief au Cannely
Fief au Carpentier
Fief au Chevalier
Fief au Coq - the Fief Au Coq derives from sales to the Le Cocq family (From Fauschin) in the 16th or 17th century.
Fief au Crochon
Fief au Fay -dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries are the Fief Mauxmarquis (named after the Malmarchy family), the Fief Au Fay (named after a Norman family from D’Auffai, a town between Rouen and Dieppe) and the Fief Burons.
Fief au Gouie
Fief au Legat
Fief au Marchant
Fief au Mauvoisin
Fief au Mière
Fief au Rouger
Fief au Roux - developments on the half of the sub-fief Suart retained by the Crown when the other half was given to the Revel family led to the emergence of the Fief de Gohiers, the Fief de la Bouvée Marquand,the Fief Dieu le Voye, the Fief Au Roux, and the Fief de la Pomare.
Fief au Saunier
Fief au Soutard
Fief au Soutard (Sottevast - Sotuast) - Apparently split from fief Le Comte and given to a cadet branch of the Magneville (Mandeville) family from Sottevast.
Fief Avallet
Fief Baard
Fief d'Amelaine
Fief d'Anneville - oldest fief in Guernsey
Fief de Beauvoir
Fief de Beguepès
Fief de Bertram
Fief de Beuval
Fief de Blanchelande - now
Fief de Bournel
Fief de Canteraine
Fief de Capis
Fief de Carteret - on the main Fief Le Comte yet more agricultural development led to the emergence of sub-fiefs bearing placenames (e.g., Fief Groignet, Fief Carteret), and others with the names of the holders (e.g., Fief Granté, Fief de la Court, Fief Videclin).
Fief de Covin
Fief de Dame Allinor
Fief de Dieu le Voye - developments on the half of the sub-fief Suart retained by the Crown when the other half was given to the Revel family led to the emergence of the Fief de Gohiers, the Fief de la Bouvée Marquand,the Fief Dieu le Voye, the Fief Au Roux, and the Fief de la Pomare.
Fief de Dom Jean Le Moigne, alias Prêtre de Castel
Fief de Durant
Fief de Fauville
Fief de Gohiers - developments on the half of the sub-fief Suart retained by the Crown when the other half was given to the Revel family led to the emergence of the Fief de Gohiers, the Fief de la Bouvée Marquand,the Fief Dieu le Voye, the Fief Au Roux, and the Fief de la Pomare.
Fief de Guillot Justice
Fief de Haillart
Fief de Henri de Castel
Fief de Henri de Vaugrat
Fief de Herne
Fief de Janin Besnard
Fief de Jean de Nermont
Fief de Jean Galliard - land disposals by the Abbots of Mont St Michel before seizure by the Crown account for sub-fiefs contiguous to the present Fief St Michel, notably the Fief Saumarez and the Fief Jean du Galliard.
Fief de la Bellengère
Fief de la Boisselée de Henri de Variouf
Fief de la Bouvée du Groïn
Fief de la Bouvée Duquemin
Fief de la Bouvée Marquand - developments on the half of the sub-fief Suart retained by the Crown when the other half was given to the Revel family led to the emergence of the Fief de Gohiers, the Fief de la Bouvée Marquand,the Fief Dieu le Voye, the Fief Au Roux, and the Fief de la Pomare.
Fief de la Cannevière
Fief de la Chapelle de Saint Georges - the Fief de St Georges was created by the sale of this area as a sub-fief by George Fashion in 1629. Read more
Fief de la Corvée è Corbinets
Fief de la Cour / Court - on the main Fief Le Comte yet more agricultural development led to the emergence of sub-fiefs bearing placenames (e.g., Fief Groignet, Fief Carteret), and others with the names of the holders (e.g., Fief Granté, Fief de la Court, Fief Videclin).
Fief de la Cour Ricart
Fief de la Couture (dependancy of fief Saint Michel)
Fief de la Croûte Bouilleuse (dependancy of Anneville)
Fief de la Fantôme
Fief de la Haule
Fief de la Landelle
Fief de la Pomare - developments on the half of the sub-fief Suart retained by the Crown when the other half was given to the Revel family led to the emergence of the Fief de Gohiers, the Fief de la Bouvée Marquand,the Fief Dieu le Voye, the Fief Au Roux, and the Fief de la Pomare.
Fief de la Rivière
Fief de la Rue Frairie
Fief de la Velleresse
Fief de la Vingt-unième Boisselée
Fief de l'Abbé du Mont St Michel (Crown fief)
Fief de l'Abbesse de la Trinité, Caen (Crown fief)
Fief de l'Ecahier
Fief de l'Evêque de Coutances (Crown fief)
Fief de Levin
Fief de Longue - given to the Wake family in 12th century (who held land at Longues, near Bayeux)
Fief de Massy Gros
Fief de Mautalent ou Maltalent (fief of a vassal of Anneville - Mautalent)
Fief de Moullinets
Fief de Nermont
Fief de Pierre Philippe
Fief de Richard de la Folie
Fief de Richard de Nermont
Fief de Richard des Camps
Fief de Richard Gosselin
Fief de Robert de Verre
Fief de Robert de Vicq
Fief de Rougier le Villain
Fief de Rozel - apparently split from fief Le Comte, went to the Rozel family
Fief de Saumarez - land disposals by the Abbots of Mont St Michel before seizure by the Crown account for sub-fiefs contiguous to the present Fief St Michel, notably the Fief Saumarez and the Fief Jean du Galliard.
Fief de St Hélène
Fief de Suart - apparently split from Fief Le Comte - went to the Suhart family,
Fief Blondel - has a website : Fief de Thomas Blondel
Fief des Arguilliers
Fief des Beguepès
Fief des Besognes
Fief des Bruniaux
Fief des Bruniaux de Noirmont
Fief des Burons - in the same Parish dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries are the Fief Mauxmarquis (named after the Malmarchy family), the Fief Au Fay (named after a Norman family from D’Auffai, a town between Rouen and Dieppe) and the Fief Burons. The Fief Au Fay was held by payment of a pair of silver spurs and the Fief. Burons by payment of a pair of gilded spurs. During the 16th century these two fiefs were combined as the Fief des Eperons, held on payment of a pair of silver- gilt spurs.
Fief des Coltons
Fief des Corvées
Fief des Dix Quartiers Blondel
Fief des Effards
Fief des Eperons - It derives from the sum of Fief au Fay and Fief Burons (in the same parish). The Fief Au Fay was held by payment of a pair of silver spurs and the Fief Burons by payment of a pair of gilded spurs. During the 16th century these two fiefs were combined as the Fief des Eperons, held on payment of a pair of silver- gilt spurs.
Fief des Feuvres
Fief des Forgiers
Fief des Fortés
Fief des Fouqués
Fief des Gervaises
Fief des Grangiers
Fief des Grantés - on the main Fief Le Comte more agricultural development led to the emergence of sub-fiefs bearing placenames (e.g., Fief Groignet, Fief Carteret), and others with the names of the holders (e.g., Fief Granté, Fief de la Court, Fief Videclin)
Fief des Hasios
Fief des Huit Bouvées - dependancy of Mont Saint Michel
Fief des Mauconvenants - the development of wasteland on the borders of the Fief Longue led to the emergence of three further sub-fiefs—the Fief des Mauconvenants, the Fief d’Illaire, and the Fief des Trois Vattiaux.
Fief des Mauxmarquis - dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries in the same parish are the Fief Mauxmarquis (named after the Malmarchy family), the Fief Au Fay (named after a Norman family from D’Auffai, a town between Rouen and Dieppe) and the Fief Burons.
Fief des Philippes
Fief des Queues
Fief des Reveaux
Fief des Rohais - in St Andrew’s the wasteland in the north of the parish became Fief Le Roi on enfeoffment and from it the Fief Rohais was carved out in favour of Rohesia, the wife of Eudes, who was Vicomte of the Cotentin between 1092 and 1104.
Fief des Rompeurs
Fief des Trois Bouvées de l'Erée
Fief des Trois Vattiaux - the development of wasteland on the borders of the Fief Longue led to the emergence of three further sub-fiefs—the Fief des Mauconvenants, the Fief d’Illaire, and the Fief des Trois Vattiaux.
Fief des Videclins - on the main Fief Le Comte more agricultural development led to the emergence of sub-fiefs bearing placenames (e.g., Fief Groignet, Fief Carteret), and others with the names of the holders (e.g., Fief Granté, Fief de la Court, Fief Videclin).
Fief d'Hillaire - Illaire - the development of wasteland on the borders of the Fief Longue led to the emergence of three further sub-fiefs—the Fief des Mauconvenants, the Fief d’Illaire, and the Fief des Trois Vattiaux.
Fief du Camp de la Folie
Fief du Camp des Haies
Fief du Clercq de l'Erée
Fief du Cohu
Fief du Colin
Fief du Domaine de Dom Hue
Fief du Groignet - on the main Fief Le Comte yet more agricultural development led to the emergence of sub-fiefs bearing placenames (e.g., Fief Groignet, Fief Carteret), and others with the names of the holders (e.g., Fief Granté, Fief de la Court, Fief Videclin).
Fief du Naunage
Fief du Pleinmont appelé Les Quarante Quartiers
Fief du Prieur de Lihou
Fief du Quartier de Camp Roux
Fief du Quartier des Goubais
Fief du Vavasseur
Fief ès Cherfs
Fief ès Cobois
Fief ès Pellais
Fief ès Prestres
Fief ès Riollais
Fief Fortescue
Fief Gorges
Fief Huchon
Fief La Veilleresse
Fief Le Roi - fief of the crown
Fief Lemminge
Fief Lesant
Fief Lucas Arnault
Forfaiture du Moulin-à-Vent
Franc Fief au Gallicien
Franc Fief de la Rosière
Franc Fief de St Martin
15 Bouvées Franches
15 Bouvées Villaines
Bordage Allez
Bordage Beaucamp
Bordage de Jourdain David
Bordage de l'Erée
Bordage de Pierre Belle
Bordage Nord-Est compact
Bouvée et demie des Cambiés
Chef Bordage
La Bouvée de Giffrey de Becqueville
La Prise des Mielles
Le Boissel du Clos Drouin
Le Clos au Colombier
Les Salines
Les Treize Vergées d'Allebec
Neuf Clos de la Roque Poisson
Fief le Comte|Onze Bouvées du Fief le Comte - see below
Fief le Comte|Onze Bouvées Nord Est du Fief le Comte - see below
Vavasseury Piquemie de St Michel
Fief le Comte|Vingt Bouvées du Villain Fief Le Comte - Consisting of the Vingtaine de L’Epine and the parishes of the Castel, St Saviour’s and St Pierre du Bois, became known as Fief Le Comte in 1120 when Ranulf, Vicomte du Bessin, was created Earl of Chester. This name it still retains. At some indeterminate date in the early 12th century the fief wassplit into sub-fiefs