Hugh de Port (c. 1015 – 1096) was an 11th-century French-English Norman aristocrat. He was believed to have arrived in England from
Port-en-Bessin
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The commune contains the two towns of Port-en-Bessin and Huppain.
Population
History
The name ''Huppain'' stems from Norse ...
, leaving behind his son who owned land of the bishop of
Bayeux in 1133. It is possible that Hugh was the first Norman sheriff of Kent.
De Port accumulated a great number of properties, believed to have been no less than 53 at the time of the ''
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...
'' of 1086, when he held the
manor of Bramshill (Bromeselle).
He is closely associated with the history of
Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council.
Portsmouth is the most dens ...
, and most of his estates were based in
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire ...
.
Hugh's son and heir was
Adam de Port.
References
External links
Map of lands held by Hugh de Port PASE Domesday
11th-century English nobility
11th-century French nobility
11th-century English landowners
Norman conquest of England
History of Hampshire
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