House of Colville (Colvin)

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The House of Colville (Colvin) is an Anglo-Norman family in England. The family originate from Gilbert de Collevile of Colleville Sur Mer. The Domesday Book of 1086 records Gilbert's descendants as holding lands directly from the Crown in Yorkshire, specifically Arncliffe where the family would remain prominent for many centuries.[1]

One of the family's most notable titles is the Barony de Colville of Castle Bytham where from the 12th Century the family controlled a Barony with lands in excess of 25,000 acres (10,000 ha).[2]

Later the family name changed to Colvin, situated in Sussex, and later, London and the surrounding counties, notably at Monkhams Hall near Waltham Abbey, Essex.[3]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ "The Domesday Book Online - Yorkshire: East Riding R-Z". Domesdaybook.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  2. ^ "Roger de Colville b. Cal 1251 of, Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, England d. 1287-1288: Community Trees Project". Histfam.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  3. ^ "Waltham Holy Cross - Introduction and manors | A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5 (pp. 151-162)". British-history.ac.uk. 2003-06-22. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
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