17 Nov Lordship Title of Flamwells ID14008
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Another tenant in Houghton Conquest who at the time of the Testa was holding of the barony of Bedford was John Flamvill, whose property, then assessed at 1 hide, was the origin of the 'manor' of FLAMWELLS. In 1284–6 Henry Flamvill held this estate, and was succeeded before 1346 by Matilda Flamvill, who held the property in that year by service of one-tenth of a knight's fee. Robert Flamvill, a member of the same family, was appointed commissioner of the peace for Bedfordshire in 1377. In 1461 Flamwells Manor was held by John Byrling and his wife Alice, who may have been a Flamvill before her marriage. At this date they levied a fine of the manor, which by 1528 had passed to their son Alexander Byrling. Six years later Alexander settled the reversion of the estate on Robert Smyth, who became duly seised of Flamwells on the death of Alexander Byrling in 1535. William Smyth, heir of Robert Smyth, alienated the manor in 1560 to Robert Taylor, who the same year transferred it to John Barber. By 1620 it had come into the possession of Sir Edmund Wylde, who died seised of it in that year. The further history of this manor is the same as that of the manor of Britens in this parish (q.v.).
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