Gilbert fitz Turold explained

Gilbert fitz Turold (Thorold) was an Anglo-Norman landowner of the eleventh century, mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, with widely spread holdings in six counties.^[1] He was an important figure in Herefordshire; but lost land and position, seemingly after his involvement in the rebellion of 1088 against William Rufus.

He held Hadzor in Worcestershire,^[2] probably given to him by William fitz Osbern; also land at Powick in the same county,^[3] at Doddenham,^[4] and at Strensham. Walelege was a fortified place on the Welsh border also given to him by William fitz Osbern;^[5] this is apparently the same as Ailey, mentioned in the same terms.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/landownersd-f.html Domesday Book Online
2. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43098 British History Online page
3. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42877 British History Online page
4. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42892 Parishes - Doddenham | British History Online
5. http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/nelson/4.html The Domesday Frontier
6. http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hsmr/db.php?smr_no=24188 Historic Herefordshire On-Line: Sites and Monuments Record database
7. Ann Williams, "A Bell-house and a Burh-geat: Lordly Residences in England before the Norman Conquest", in Christopher Harper-Bill, Ruth Harvey (editors), Medieval Knighthood IV (1992), p. 232.