A manor was held by Beorhtmaer, commended to Eadric, before the Conquest
and consisted of 82 acres of ploughland, 2 acres of meadow and woodland for 12
pigs. Another 30 acres were held by two men before the Conquest; one commended
to Beorhtweald, the other to Beorhtmaer, and a further 3 acres were held by
three free men commended to Eadric. All of this was held by Robert Malet's
mother from her son in 1086. Also listed among the holdings of Robert Malet in
1086 were a parcel of 30 acres held by Huna, a free man commended to Eadric
before the Conquest, and a manor of 30 acres held by a free man, Wudu-Brun,
commended to Eadric and held in 1086 by William Goulafre. This manor also
contained half an acre of meadow and a church with 30 acres. A holding of 80
acres was listed under St Edmundsbury Abbey in 1086. This had been held by two
free men from Durand, who held it from the abbot before the Conquest, and also
included an acre of meadow and woodland for 10 pigs. A final holding, listed
under the Bishop of Bayeux, was held before the Conquest by five free men, four
commended to Ely abbey and the fifth to Saxi. This consisted of 30 acres, held
in 1086 by Ralph de Savenay from Roger Bigod. In the late Middle Ages, the
manor appears to have passed from the Ramseys to the Garneys before 1450, when
Ralph Ramsey's daughter and heir Anne married Peter
Garneys.
Debenham and Helmingham benefice, i.e. Aspall,
Debenham and Kenton and Framsden, Helmingham, Pettaugh and Winston.