23 Sep Lordship Title of Inkpen ID14281
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In 931 Wulfgar left his land at Inkpen to his wife Æffe, that she might enjoy the produce of three parts of the same, the fourth to go to the 'servants of God' at Kinbury for the souls of himself, his father and his grandfather. After Æffe's death her share was to go to the 'holy place' at Kintbury for the souls of Wulfgar, of Wulfric and of Wulfhere, who first obtained the land. In the meantime Æffe was instructed to feed the 'servants of God' at Kintbury on three days every year, one day for the testator, another for his father, and a third for his grandfather. The manor was held of King Edward the Confessor by two thegns and by 1086 it had passed to William Fitz Ansculf. The manor afterwards became divided into two parts, both of which were annexed to Fitz Ansculf's honour of Dudley, the overlordship passing like that of Stanford Dingley (q.v.) to the Paynels, Somerys and Suttons, successive lords of Dudley. In 1340 John de Sutton sold this fee among others which appear to have been annexed to the manor of Bradfield (co. Berks.) to Sir Nicholas de la Beche. Sir Nicholas settled it in the same year on himself and his brothers in tail-male with an ultimate remainder to Thomas de Langford, who was holding the overlordship in 1391. Before 1422 this fee had reverted to the Suttons of Dudley and was looked upon from that time as part of the honour of Dudley.
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