10 Jul Lordship Title of West Ginge ID1672
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WEST GINGE (Gainge, Gaeging, ix cent.; Gainz, xi cent.). Ten hides in Ginge were said to have been granted to Abingdon Abbey in the 7th century by Caedwalla, the grant being confirmed by Kenulf in 821, but both the charters produced in the monastic chronicle in support of the statement are forgeries. The lands were said to have been subsequently seized by the Danes, and regranted to the abbey by Edwy in 956 and Edgar in 959, but neither of the charters in question is above suspicion. The estate, however, was held by the abbey in the time of Edward the Confessor and remained among its possessions till 1538. After the Dissolution West Ginge was granted with East Lockinge (q.v.) to John Winchcombe. It was left by him to his younger son Thomas, who sold it in 1571 to Edward Horton. The latter died in possession in 1603, leaving the manor to Edward son of his nephew Jeromy Horton, with reversion to Jeromy's younger son John. Edward died without issue, and John, as Sir John Horton of Elsdon, was in possession in 1611. He sold West Ginge in that year to Benedict son of Thomas Winchcombe, who some time before had attempted to dispute the validity of his father's sale to Edward Horton. In 1623 Benedict Winchcombe died without issue. His heir was his sister Mary, the widow of William Hall of High Meadow, Gloucestershire. She was succeeded two years later by her son Benedict Hall, on whom the manor had been settled. His son Henry Benedict and his grandson Benedict inherited in turn. The latter had an only daughter and heiress Benedicta Maria Teresa, who married Thomas first Viscount Gage. She and her husband sold West Ginge in 1720 to Matthew Wymondsold, who had already purchased the manor of East Lockinge (q.v.). From that date the two followed the same descent.
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