13 Nov Lordship Title of Blunham ID13973
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In 1086 the land which afterwards became the manor of BLUNHAM was held by Baldwin, Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds, who owned 4 hides 1 virgate of the king in chief in Blunham, and a further half-hide of the Countess Judith. The overlordship remained in the hands of the Abbots of St. Edmunds until the Dissolution, when it lapsed.
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