07 Oct Lordship Title of Letcombe Bassett ID14297
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Sir Edmund de Childrey died on 14 April 1372 seised of 4 virgates of land here held of the heir of William de la Pole, and this holding was increased by Sir Thomas de Childrey to 6 virgates of land; it passed with the manor of Frethornes in the parish of Childrey (q.v.) until 1703, when it was in the possession of Robert Knight. Part of this estate followed the descent of the manor of Mautravers in the parish of Childrey (q.v.) from 1577 to 1634. Another portion seems to have been alienated much earlier, perhaps by the Childreys, for in 1625 Nicholas Aldworth of Frilford died seised of a 'manor' of Letcombe Bassett which he had purchased in 1624 from Robert and Richard Shepreve. It was said to be held of Frethornes. His heir was his son Richard, who bought Anwicks Manor in Letcombe Regis in 1627–8, and the estate at Letcombe Bassett descended with Anwicks (q.v.) until 1716, when it is mentioned for the last time.
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