Search
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… North Greehow Hundred Cockthorp COCKTHORP. In the grand survey, it is called Thorp, but to distinguish it from other towns in Norfolk of that name, gained the additional name of Coke or Cock, setting forth its site … Esq. her son and heir, 46 years old, who was afterwards a knight, high sheriff of Norfolk in the 13th of King James; he …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Field-Dalling DALLING, or FIELD-DALLING, Called Dalinga in the grand survey, from its site in a watery vale, or dale. At the survey it was held by the Conqueror, and was a beruite to … his parceners half a fee of the heirs of Carbonel, and Walter de Wolterton, and his parceners half a fee, of the …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… North Greehow Hundred Egmere EGMERE. The principal lordship of Edgamer (as it is wrote in the book of Domesday) was in the see of Thetford, and held by … William Winter, Sir Robert Berney, and Henry Lumins. 1410, Walter Edolf, by Sir Thomas Erpingham, and Sir Robert Berney. …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Priory Manor. Peter de Valoins was lord of a part of the town of Walsingham Magna, at the survey, by the gift of … on his invasion; how long he possessed it does not appear; Walter Giffard Earl of Bucks, or his son, seems to have been … de Terra Vasta, (Travers,) the seal is oval, and is a knight in complete armour, on horseback, in full career. The …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… North Greehow Hundred Great Snoring GREAT SNORING. The Conqueror, on the ejection of Ketel, took possession of … in Felbrig, and the third part of one in Kerdeston; and Walter was his son and heir, under age. And in the 14th of … and beer, and died about the 20th of that King, then a knight. This Sir Robert had by Sarah his wife, a son Robert, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… North Greehow Hundred Hindringham HINDRINGHAM. The capital lordship of this town belonged to the Bishop of Elmham; and Ailmer the Bishop held it with 4 … life time, for which reason the jury was in doubt whether Walter, his heir, should be in ward to William Lord Bardolf, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… North Greehow Hundred Holkham HOLKHAM. The principal lordship of this town was, after the conquest, … in Warham. William Earl Warren had also a small fee, which Walter held under him, half a carucate of land; this was part … in Mitford hundred, and conveyed lands there, held by knight's service, to William, son of Geleran, by Felice his …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… North Greehow Hundred Stivekey STIVEKEY. The principal lordship of this town was granted to Rainald … de Slivekey their cousin died seized of, was held by knight's service, and that Sibilla his wife was to have a … Edward III. granted it, April 4, in his 9th year, to Sir Walter Manny, Knt. who presented, as lord, to the church of …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… There belonged to Snoring manor 40 acres of land, at the survey, a carucate, one borderer, 2 acres of meadow, a … Esq. of North Lynn, who by Agnes his 2d wife, daughter of Walter Baspole, of Norfolk, Gent. had William Guybon of … by his 3d and only son, then living, Francis, afterwards a knight, and died lord, January 23, 1704, and was here buried …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Ham; thus Warham in Dorsetshire, Ware in Hertfordshire, &c Walter Giffard had half a carucate of land, which belonged to … was a borderer, and two carucates of land also, but at the survey a carucate and a half; valued as before at 16 s. 1 … at the battle of Hastings; and on his death, granted to Walter Giffard, created Earl of Buckingham, by the Conqueror. …