Limésy Explained

Limésy
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Rouen
Canton:	Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville
Insee:	76385
Postal Code:	76570
Mayor:	Jean-François Chemin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Coordinates:	49.6139°N 0.9267°W
Elevation M:	165
Elevation Min M:	67
Elevation Max M:	173
Area Km2:	15.01

Limésy (in French pronounced as /limezi/) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Historical significance

Limésy was the origin of one of the greatest and most powerful families in Norman Britain, the de Limesi family. In the Domesday survey of 1086 they held 40 Lordships,^[2] and Ralph de Limesy, nephew of William the Conqueror founded Hertford priory.^[3] They also held smaller manors all over the Britain such as the manor of Merryfield (Muriefeld 1233) in West Tisted^[4] and other lands in the neighboring parish of Ropley.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux some 16miles northwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D142, D63 and the D67 roads.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The thirteenth-century château and park.
• Ruins of a château at the hamlet of Brunville.
• The seventeenth-century château of Etennemare.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. Web site: The de Limesi Descent re-examined - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy .
3. Web site: The de Limesi Descent re-examined - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy .
4. Web site: Parishes: West Tisted | British History Online .