The Ferrers family holding at Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire was the caput of their large Norman barony.
In 1045, during the anarchy of Duke William's minority, Valquelin fought a battle with Hugh I the Bearded of Montfort-sur-Risle, in which both were killed.
Wace describes the relationship between the two by saying: 'A mighty feud broke out between Walkelin de Ferrieres, and Hugh Lord of Montfort...they waged fierce war with each other, and were not to be reconciled...the rage of each against the other was so great that they fought to the death.
Douglas, David C., and Loyd, Lewis C., The Origins of Some Anglo-Norman Families, The Harleian Society, Leeds, 1951 Wace.
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