Sint-Martens-Bodegem

[citation needed] For a long time it was assumed that the mention 'Bodenghem' in the founding charter of the abbey of Affligem applied to Bodegem, but this is nowadays contested because of a possible confusion with the village of Beugem, close to Moorsel.

The fact that the nucleus of the settlement was founded very early on can however be linguistically proven (Bodegem < Bodingahaim).

Another evidence is the division of the fields around Bodegem, which follows a mansus system, indicating agricultural exploitation in post-Carolingian times.

The manor with lower and middle jurisdiction, including feudal rights over almost all of Bodegem, was a feudatory of the family of Dongelberg.

Apart from high jurisdiction, he held manorial rights over a small part of the territory of Bodegem.