Hugh of Chalcombe

Hugh of Chalcombe (sometimes Hugh de Chalcombe or Hugh of Chaucombe; died after 1209) was an English nobleman and royal justice.

Hugh was the heir of Matthew of Chalcombe, but the exact relationship is not known. Hugh first appears in the written record in 1168, when he paid a relief of 30 pounds for six knight's fees. From his name, he may have been born in Chacombe in Northamptonshire, and was certainly raised there. His next appearance is in 1184 when he was fined one mark to be released from an oath.

In the early years of King John of England, Hugh served the king in Normandy and England in a number of roles. He was again a royal justice, he witnessed charters, he led inquiries into the importation of grain in Norman ports, and he attended the king's court. From 1205 to 1207 he was placed in charge of the royal castle at Kenilworth. In 1209 Hugh became a canon at Chacombe. Robert was his heir and in 1214 was responsible for his father's debts to the king. One of Hugh's daughters married Hamund Passalewe and the other married Ralph of Grafton.