31 Oct Lordship Title of Pavenham ID13843
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A second manor in this parish in 1086 was PAVENHAM MANOR belonging to Rannulf son of Ilger. It consisted of 5 hides, and was held in the time of the Confessor by a thegn called Godwin. The overlordship subsequently passed to the Clares and became part of the honour of Gloucester; its history is identical with that of Biddenham (q.v.). The last mention which is found of it occurs in 1461, when Humphrey Duke of Buckingham held a view of frankpledge in Pavenham as of this honour.
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