23 Nov Lordship Title of Eaton Bray (Peverell’s Fee) ID14045
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One hide of land with a capital messuage in Eaton Bray was held by Jordan Peverell in the early part of the 13th century. It was known as Peverell's fee, and was held of the lords of Eaton Bray Manor as a free tenement. No direct descent for this property can be found, but trace of it exists in the capital messuage called Peverells, held in the middle of the 17th century by Cuthbert George of the lord of the manor.
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