Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire () is a
commune
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in the
Eure
Eure () is a department in Normandy in Northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2019, Eure had a population of 599,507.[department
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in the
Normandy
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in northern
France
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.
Population
Personalities
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Henry de Ferrers
Henry de Ferrers (died by 1100), magnate and administrator, was a Norman who after the 1066 Norman conquest was awarded extensive lands in England.
Origins
He was the eldest son of Vauquelin de Ferrers and in about 1040 inherited his father's ...
's family came from here before he joined
William the conqueror
William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first House of Normandy, Norman List of English monarchs#House of Norman ...
to invade England. Henry was given over 200 manors.
[''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 656-7 744-9 ] including most of what is now
Derbyshire
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. The Ferrers brought with them to England their Norman underlords, who were the lords of smaller fiefs falling within their barony. Among these were the
Curzon Curzon may refer to:
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(of
Notre-Dame-de-Courson
Notre-Dame-de-Courson () is a former commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Livarot-Pays-d'Auge.
History
Notre-Dame-de-Courson fell in medie ...
), Livet
The Origins of Some Anglo-Norman Families, David C. Douglas, Lewis C. Loyd, 1951
/ref> and Baskerville families.
See also
*Communes of the Eure department
The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Henry de Ferrers
Henry de Ferrers (died by 1100), magnate and administrator, was a Norman who after the 1066 Norman conquest was awarded extensive lands in England.
Origins
He was the eldest son of Vauquelin de Ferrers and in about 1040 inherited his father's ...]
References
Communes of Eure
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