Sanderville Fee

The Sanderville Fee is part of the Honour of Skipton, held for 5 knight's fees in 1135.
By 1166 the Sanderville fee split, with William de Sanderville holding four fees and Gervase de Sanderville one fee.
The holder in 1192 are William's niece Osmoda (with her husband William son of Fulcher), with Gervase's fee held by his son Philip de Sanderville.

Assets

• Flitwick and Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire (1 knight's fee)
• Sewstern, Eaton and Branston, Leicestershire (2 knights' fees)
• Theddington, Leicestershire (1 knight's fee)
• Enborne and South Moreton, Berkshire (1 knight's fee, held by Gervase de Sanderville in 1166)

History

The fee was originally held in chief by William Meschin, Lord of Copeland, who held the Honour of Skipton by right of his marriage to Cecily de Romilly. They became attached to the Honour of Skipton after WIlliam's death before 1135.
The orginal holder was Philip de Sanderville, who held five fees of the honour of Skipton. Philip died before 1162, and his lands passed to his eldest son, William de Sanderville, who died without issue after 1166. The fee then passed to his younger brother, Gilbert de Sanderville.
Gilbert died before 1178; his older daughter, Osmoda, was given in marriage by Henry II to William son of Fulcher before 1178. Gilbert's younger daughter, Margery, married Adam de Tingre without permission of either King Henry II or William son of FUulcher, in whose wardship the king had placed her. In 1201 Margery and Adam's son Nicholas paid 20 marks for an inquest into whether he should inherit his mother's share of the fee; the inquiry ruled in his favour before 1209.
Osmoda and William's son was a leper, so their share of the fee passed to their daughter Amabel, who married David Rufus. Amabel was in possession of her share in 1203. Rufus changed his name to Flitwick, so he and Amabel probably held the fee in Bedfordshire.
Gervase de Sanderville, who held the detached fee in Enborne and South Moreton in 1166, was alive in 1181. By Michaelmas 1196 his fee had passed to his son Philip de Sanderville, recorded as owing two sums of 20s each to the Hoonour of Skipton. He was still alive in 1229.
Seisin of the knight's fee in Theddington, Leicestershire, was decided by a duel in 1201. The defendant was one Maud Truswell; the plaintiffs were Henry le Mansell, attorney for John de Mansell, William de Flitte, Rose de Dorton and Mabel de Sanderville. Rose and Mabel were daughers of one Robert de Sanderville, whose relationship to William de Sandeville is unknown. John and William were Robert's nephews. It is possible that Robert was a younger brother of Gilbert de Sandeville.

Type

Geopolitical, Manor

Parent Organization

Honour of Skipton

Location

England