30 Oct Lordship Title of Chellington ID13826
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There is no mention of CHELLINGTON MANOR by name in the Domesday Survey, but guided by feudal evidence (i.e. the later appearance of the Trailly fee in Chellington) there can be no doubt that it is to be identified with a certain manor, to which no name is attached, held by the Bishop of Coutances. This manor, which contained 4 hides, had been held by Turbert, a man of King Edward, and the bishop held it in exchange for 'Bledone,' to be identified with Bleadon in Somerset, where the bishop held much land. Geoffrey, Bishop of Coutances, who was a trusted friend of the Conqueror, appears to have held Chellington in a personal, not an official, capacity. He took part in the rebellion of the barons against William Rufus in 1088, but was included in the general pardon granted to them. He died in 1093, and the overlordship of Chellington subsequently passed to the honour of Gloucester. In 1257 and again in 1278–9 the manor was held by service of half a knight's fee, which by 1290 had diminished to one-third of a fee. In 1360 the land was held of this honour by service of suit at court twice yearly. The last reference to the overlordship occurs in 1609–10, when the manor was held of the king, into whose possession that portion of the honour to which Chellington was attached had passed.
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