Aiulf the Chamberlain

Aiulf the Chamberlain
OccupationLandowner

Aiulf the Chamberlain (fl. 1086) was a major landowner in 11th century southern England.[1] He was High Sheriff of Dorset in 1086.

Biography

His early life is uncertain but he was the brother of Humphrey the Chamberlain.[2] Aiulf served as High Sheriff of Dorset.[3] According to the Domesday Book, he was lord of the multiple manors in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire including; Bemerton, Blandford St Mary, Cerne, Durweston, Lulworth, Farnham, Hampreston, Long Crichel, Morden, Southampton, Stinsford, Tollard Royal, Winfrith Newburgh and Wootton Fitzpaine.[4] Aiulf was superseded in Dorset and Somerset.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Aiulf". pase.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  2. ^ "The Domesday Book Online - Landowners A-C". domesdaybook.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  3. ^ "Æthelwulf". pase.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  4. ^ "Aiulf the chamberlain | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  5. ^ Morris, W. A. (1922). "The Sheriffs and the Administrative System of Henry I". The English Historical Review. 37 (146): 161–172. ISSN 0013-8266.
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