Humphredi le HEYR came to live at the Manor of Broham Battle in Wiltshire around the time of the first crusade.
Read the Lesley Theory which explains the links and origin of "Heyr".
The property connection which the Eyres maintained with the Battle Abbey appears to be as a result of the "Settlement at the Conquest". The Salisbury Eyres were true conformists having changed their religion in the reign of Henry VIII. The families starting point was the Battle Abbey, but the first record of the Eyres as tenants of Broham Manor came from the deed executed early in the thirteenth century.

The other achievement of note has to be the journey to Ireland. When Cromwell's army turned towards Ireland to put down the Great Rebellion. Part of that army was a cavalry regiment which came from Wiltshire and Giles EYRE (bap.1600) was a young officer in that service. As a result of the campaign grants of estate saw the development of Eyrecourt in county Galway. This was to remain in the Eyre family until around 1894.