10 Jul Lordship Title of Betterton or West Betterton ID1380
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In 1207 Robert son of Amaury of Chesterton, who had several knights' fees in the honour, sued Ilbert de Mascey, his tenant, for the service of a knight's fee due to him in Betterton. Ilbert recognized by fine that he owed the service. Thomas de Mascey, the heir of Ilbert, granted the manor before 1244 to Poughley Priory, with the obligation to render the service of a knight's fee on the death or removal of each prior. The manor remained the property of Poughley Priory till the dissolution of that house, when it was granted to Cardinal Wolsey. On his attainder it was given to the Abbot and convent of Westminster, and in 1542, after the general Dissolution, to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. Till the middle of the 19th century the dean and chapter were owners of the manor. It was held on lease under them, as it had been under Poughley Priory, by the family of Collins, who lived here for four centuries. In 1876 Ferdinando Collins purchased the freehold. He held it till his death in 1889, when it was purchased by Lord Wantage. Lady Wantage is the present owner.
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