Harding of Bristol

Harding of Bristol (born circa 1048, died circa 1125) was sheriff reeve of Bristol, with responsibility for managing a manorial estate and perhaps similar duties to those of a magistrate.[1][2] He was the son of Eadnoth the Constable, an Anglo-Saxon thane who served as steward to Edward the Confessor and Harold II.[3] He was the father of Robert Fitzharding who became lord of Berkeley, Gloucestershire.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Williams, Ann (2004). "Eadnoth the Staller". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8384. Retrieved 15 July 2011. (subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ Harper, Douglas (2011). "Sheriff". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Palmer, John. "Ednoth the Constable". Domesday Map. University of Hull. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
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