Ansculf de Picquigny
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Ansculf de Picquigny was a French baron who followed William the Conqueror to England.
He was born the son of Guermond de Picquigny of Picquigny, a village near Amiens in Picardy and with his brother Gilo, crossed to England with Duke William of Normandy. Their names are inscribed on the Battle Abbey Roll
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Ansculf must have played a significant role in the invasion as he was awarded some 80 manors covering 11 counties (Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Northampton, Rutland, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Middlesex and Surrey) and made sheriff of Surrey
and Buckinghamshire
(1066–c1084). After Earl Edwin's abortive revolt in 1070 he was given some of Edwin's lands in the west Midlands, including Dudley. It was there that he built a Norman style motte and bailey castle
, which formed a part of a defensive chain protecting the Midlands from the Welsh, and the centrepiece of his barony of Dudley.
He died before 1086 and was succeeded by his son William Fitz Ansculf. The Pinkney family are their present day descendants.
He was born the son of Guermond de Picquigny of Picquigny, a village near Amiens in Picardy and with his brother Gilo, crossed to England with Duke William of Normandy. Their names are inscribed on the Battle Abbey Roll
Battle Abbey Roll
The Battle Abbey Roll is supposed to have been a list, lost since at least the 16th.c., of the Companions of William the Conqueror, which had been erected or affixed as a memorial within Battle Abbey, Hastings, founded by William ex-voto on the spot of the slaying of Harold in the Battle of...
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Ansculf must have played a significant role in the invasion as he was awarded some 80 manors covering 11 counties (Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Northampton, Rutland, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Middlesex and Surrey) and made sheriff of Surrey
High Sheriff of Surrey
-List of High Sheriffs of Surrey:The list of known High Sheriffs of Surrey extends back to 1066 At various times the High Sheriff of Surrey was also High Sheriff of Sussex -1066-1228:...
and Buckinghamshire
High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
The High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times...
(1066–c1084). After Earl Edwin's abortive revolt in 1070 he was given some of Edwin's lands in the west Midlands, including Dudley. It was there that he built a Norman style motte and bailey castle
Dudley Castle
Dudley Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Dudley Zoo is located in its grounds. The location, Castle Hill, is an outcrop of Wenlock Group limestone that was extensively quarried during the Industrial Revolution, and which now along with Wren's Nest Hill is a...
, which formed a part of a defensive chain protecting the Midlands from the Welsh, and the centrepiece of his barony of Dudley.
He died before 1086 and was succeeded by his son William Fitz Ansculf. The Pinkney family are their present day descendants.