County: Suffolk
History from: 1066
History to: 1283/4
Documented history: Yes
Domesday book: Yes
Interesting Facts:
Become the 8th Baron and Baroness of Great Bealings
1st Baron – Hervey de Bourges is granted the Barony of Great Bealings by William the Conqueror.
3rd Baron – Hamo Peche serves two terms as High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.
5th Baron – Sir Gilbert Peche serves as a knight in the service of the Abbot of Bury. He receives the freedom of Ipswich.
6th Baron – Hamo Peche supports King John against the barons despite his uncle being the leader of the rebellion. Hamo serves under the Earl marshall in the Welsh War. He dies whilst on pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
7th Baron – Hamo’s son Gilbert undertakes military service against the Welsh.