10 Jul Lordship Title of Beancroft or Bayncroft ID1013
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Yet another manor is found within this parish, that of BEANCROFT or BAYNCROFT. There are only two documents from which material for its descent can be derived, and both of these are dated in the 17th century. In 1631 William Gostwick, a younger son of Sir William Gostwick (who had held lands in Marston Moretaine in 1595), inherited the manor, and still held it twenty years later. Beancrofte Farm, which at the present day marks the site of this manor, is in the tenancy of James Cook. Traces of the old manor-house exist in the large moat which surrounds the present building.
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Manorial Counsel Limited has created a new legal right to bring the titles of this lordship back into use.
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