23 Nov Lordship Title of Aspley ID14034
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The first record of ASPLEY occurs in 969, when land there comprising 15 hides was granted by King Edgar to his thegn Alfwold. Under Edward the Confessor Aspley was held of Earl Waltheof by Leveva, and in 1086 it was assessed at 10 hides and formed part of the fief of Hugh de Beauchamp. With other of his possessions it afterwards formed part of the barony of Bedford, of which it was held till the beginning of the 16th century.
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