▁a ▁Norman , ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁places ▁that ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁Mag na ▁Villa ▁in ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Norm andy . ▁These ▁included ▁the ▁modern ▁communes ▁of ▁Man ne ville - la - G oup il ▁and ▁Man ne v illet te . ▁Some ▁records ▁indicate ▁that ▁Geoff rey ▁de ▁Man dev ille ▁was ▁from ▁Th il - Man ne ville , ▁in ▁Seine - Mar itime , ▁Ha ute - N orm andy ▁( upper ▁Norm andy ). ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁An ▁important ▁Dom es day ▁ten ant - in - ch ief , ▁de ▁Man dev ille ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁rich est ▁magn ates ▁of ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁William ▁the ▁Con quer or . ▁William ▁granted ▁him ▁large ▁est ates , ▁primarily ▁in ▁Es sex , ▁but ▁in ▁ten ▁other ▁sh ires ▁as ▁well . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁London ▁and ▁M idd les ex , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁also ▁in ▁Es sex , ▁and ▁in ▁H ert ford shire . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁pro gen itor ▁of ▁the ▁de ▁Man dev ille ▁Ear ls ▁of ▁Es sex . ▁About ▁ 1 0 8 5 ▁he ▁and ▁Les cel ina , ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁founded ▁Hur ley ▁Pri ory ▁as ▁a ▁cell ▁of ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey . ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁first ly , ▁Ath ela ise ▁( Ad el iza ) ▁( d . ▁bef . ▁ 1 0 8 5 ), ▁by ▁whom ▁he ▁had : ▁▁