10 Jul Lordship Title of Ascot ID1350
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ASCOT (Achecote, xiii cent.) is returned with Winkfield as held by the abbey of Abingdon in 1316. This seems unsupported by further evidence, and it is certain that a part of Ascot at least belonged to Windsor, and in the 14th century formed a bailiwick in the forest rented from the Crown as fee farm by the Batayle family. Richard Batayle died seised of it in 1302 and was succeeded by his son Henry, who died about 1319. Possibly his heir was a minor, for the bailiwick was granted for life to Edmund de Alegate, though in 1313 it was said to be held in fee to Henry and his heirs. The Batayles remained in possession of property in Ascot till the 17th century, when Agnes the daughter and heir of the last Henry Batayle married Francis Broughton, against whom a bill was brought in 1614 in the Court of the Exchequer concerning lands in Winkfield held by him but claimed by the Crown. Agnes died in 1622 seised of the manor of Ascot, which was then said to be held of the lord of Winkfield; she left as her heir a son Francis. John Broughton, who was holding in 1718, was probably his grandson. This John conveyed the manor in 1722 to Robert Foster, and upon the death of the latter it was sold to Andrew Lindegreen, from whose executors Daniel Agace purchased it in 1787. He was holding in 1813, and his descendant, Mr. Charles Agace Ferard, is the present lord of the manor.
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