17 Sep Lordship Title of Charlton ID14278
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Early in the 13th century Robert de Stutescombe was holding the manor, and later in the same century it is returned as belonging to Robert de Stutescombe and William de Ham. Robert de Stutescombe, who was still holding the manor in 1256, was succeeded before 1307 by Roger de Stutescombe, who then sold a messuage and a carucate of land to Richard de Chisleden. Richard and Margery his wife sold half this manor in 1332 to Robert Hopgrass and Margery his wife. Robert died in 1349 holding five-sixths of the manor, and his son and heir Richard died a few days later, when William, son of the latter, a child of six, succeeded. William Hopgrass was holding the manor in 1387 and 1405–6, and with his wife Edith was dealing with land in Hungerford in December 1423, but before 1428 the manor had passed into the hands of Walter Lord Hungerford. Charlton then descended with Hungerford Engleford (q.v.) to Margaret widow of Robert Lord Hungerford, and in 1465 she, with the consent of Sir Thomas her grandson and Anne his wife, granted this manor to John Tughill or Tukhill. John was a weaver and had been summoned for a debt in 1438, and he had witnessed a deed on 18 May 1458 as Constable of Hungerford. He or his heirs seem to have sold the manor soon afterwards, and in 1494 land at Charnham Street was held of John Isbury, who was perhaps the owner of Charlton at that date, for in 1502 he and his wife Elizabeth conveyed his manor, now called the manor of Hopgrass, to trustees. John had married as his first wife Ann daughter of Thomas Essex of Wansdown Green, and the settlement seems to have been in favour of his brother-in-law, Sir William Essex of Lambourn, who was holding this manor in 1538. From his son Sir Thomas this manor seems to have passed to the latter's fourth son, Humphrey Essex of Lambourn, who was holding it in 1559. Though Humphrey had two sons, this manor passed to his brother George, who was holding it in 1568–9. It was then and in 1581 held under a lease by Brian Gunter. George Essex's sister married Sir Edward Darell of Littlecote, and the manor seems to have passed to the latter's son William, who conveyed it in 1586 to Edward Rogers and James Clarke, apparently in trust for John Popham. It has since passed, like the adjoining manor of North Standen (q.v.), with the Littlecote estate, and is now the property of Mr. Hugh Francis Arthur Leyborne-Popham. There were two mills in the manor in 1086, and one mill is mentioned in 1331, but there is none at the present day.
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