10 Jul Lordship Title of Eddington ID1469
Posted at 20:04h
in
County:
Parish:
Title Type:
Previous Lords:
The manor of EDDINGTON (Eddevetone, xi cent.; Edevetona, xii cent.; Eduneton, xiii cent.; Edeneton, Edineton, xii-xiv cent.) was held in alod of King Edward the Confessor by Azor, and was held in demesne by the king in 1086. Like the neighbouring royal manor of Kintbury (q.v.) it passed to Robert, Count of Meulan, who granted it between 1101 and 1118 to the church of the Holy Trinity of Beaumont. The overlordship remained in the hands of Robert's successors until the end of the 14th century.
Other Information:
Listed in the Domesday Book:
Yes