BW History VH Searches

It would seem that the page I have for the history for Belchamp Walter that was based on the text that was on the village hall website has been being found by those making Internet searches.

There must be key terms that are of interest to those that find it. There are names mentioned in the history that I can't comfirm and have not seen before in relation to each other. "Belchamp Walter Village Hall" is the most likely search.

Possible search terms

In a similar manner to other histories the account start with a reference to Domesday. Here the "take" differs from what I was able to uncover. The VH account accredits Enisant and William Peche but the text is not really clear as it then goes on to mention Aubrey de Vere. There seems to be more interest that there were 11 acres of vineyards and where they were located.

While it is true that Domesday recounts who "held" lands before and after the survey, the VH account does not make this clear. As I have been finding more and more Domesday is often less than helpful in determining what was going on in England in 1086. My analogy is that it is similar to basing a historical account by an analysis of a financial spreadsheet. This spreadsheet possibly has errors and omissions and possibly didn't balance.

In addition to the miss-spelling of Domesday the origin and claim to fame of the de Vere family is not clear. From my research the de Veres were indeed associated with the region that now contains Belchamp Walter but their family origins may or maynot have much to do with the Conquest. The de Veres are thought to be from Continental Europe, possibly Normandy or from Zeeland and the town of Veer, which is possibly what is now known as the Netherlands or Holland. There is a family connection though marriage or bloodline to William I and Aubrey and William were related in some way. Having been "given" control of Thunderlow by William I, William Rufus or even Henry I is not surprising.

Research and Origin of the text

Seeing that there is no known author of the text that was on the Village Hall website, anyone that I ask cannot tell me, although I have a few theory on who it could be. The history was written by a resident of the village that has either forgotten that they had or is unwilling to share their research. In any case I am pretty sure that the background research was not kept in such a manner that a forensic analysis can be made.