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stands was given to Walter of Douai, hence becoming known variously as Burgh-Walter, Brugg-Walter and Brigg-Walter, eventually corrupted to
Bridgwater. An alternative version is that it derives from "Bridge of Walter" (i.e. Walter's Bridge).
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Somerset. He is given various names and titles in different sources including: Walter (or Walschin or Walscin) de Douai. Douai is sometimes written as Dowai. He has also been called Gautier de Douai and later Walter the Fleming.
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La féodalité dans le Nord de la France. Histoire du château & de la châtellenie de Douai. (French language). Author: Félix
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département in northern France. Located on the river
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195:of 1086 Walter was described as holding land in
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183:After the Norman invasion the land on which
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133:, landed by sea along the Somerset coast.
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110:Walter likely fought at the
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455:Dunning, 1995 page 32-33
34:knight, probably at the
754:Somerset County Council
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652:. The Dowie Family Name
619:Victoria County History
174:feudal baron of Bampton
48:feudal baron of Bampton
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840:Farr, Grahame (1954).
466:"The Manor of Bawdrip"
329:, Greenway, Kerswell (
169:and Walter of Douai.
163:William the Conqueror
119:William the Conqueror
79:some 40 km from
934:Somerset Place Names
920:Stroud, UK: Tempus.
823:Somerset Monasteries
777:Bush, Robin (1994).
393:Cockroad Wood Castle
172:Walter of Douai was
83:and 25 km from
694:"Domesday Somerset"
443:Keats-Rohan page 39
825:. Stroud: Tempus.
582:Farr pages 101-116
551:Dunning, 2001 p.21
112:Battle of Hastings
40:South West England
36:Battle of Hastings
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886:978-0-521-52465-0
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842:Somerset Harbours
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178:Castle Cary
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955:Categories
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412:References
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284:Stretcholt
236:Bathealton
185:Bridgwater
157:, and the
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24:Old Norman
593:"History"
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371:Woodcombe
351:Shapcombe
335:Knowstone
311:Stokenham
303:Wincanton
280:Sparkford
272:Huntspill
262:, Crook,
232:Badgworth
205:Sparkford
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399:See also
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363:Townstal
323:Dunsford
216:Allerton
165:such as
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355:Spurway
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319:Dipford
300:Wembdon
296:Watchet
292:Walpole
288:Tarnock
276:Pawlett
264:Dunwear
244:Bradney
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