The Battle Abbey Roll. Vol. II.
by
The Duchess of Cleveland.

Prepared by Michael A. Linton
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Flamuile : "from Flamanville, near Yvetot, Normandy. Roger de Flamville witnessed a charter of Walter Esper for Rievaulx, York, temp. Hen. I., being one of his tenants (Mon. i. 729). He is mentioned in 1130; also Hugh de Flamville in York, and in 1165 Roger de Flamville, York, held eight and a half fees of Mowbray (Liber Niger). The family long flourished in great eminence in England."—The Norman People. William de Flamville was of Northumberland, temp. Edward I.—Rotuli Hundredorum. The sisters and heiresses of this William are mentioned in the Testa de Nevill, and held of the King at Wytingham, in Northumberland. Elias de Flamville, holding Stokesby of Peter de Brus in Yorkshire; John de Flamville, holding de veteri feoffamento of the Honour of Bedford: appear in the same record. Elias also held in North Cave, of the fee of Percy of Kildale.—Kirkby's Inquest. Dugdale tells us that "Hugh de Hastings, by gift of King Henry I., obtained all the Lands of Robert de Flamenville, with Erneburgh, Niece of the said Robert." These lands had been granted by Robert de Limesi, Bishop of Coventry, and comprised "Burbache, Barewell, and Birdingburte with their Appurtenances, viz. Scatescleve (now Sketchley) and Eston (now Aston Flamville) and Stapelton." Aston-Flamville is in Leicestershire. In 1130 Hugh accounted for ninety marks and two Destriers, being the whole of the balance of a Fine he had given the King for 'having the land and the niece of Robert de Flamville.'"—Eyton's Salop. Erneburgh's father was Hugh de Flamenville.