Queen Camel Manors and Estates - Victoria County History

tithe rent charge of £364. xc Rectory Farmhouse, a two-room cross-passage house of c.1600,was extended in the later 17th and 19th centuries and later divided. The 15th-century barn,extended in the 17th century, and other farm buildings were converted into dwellings in thelate 20th century. xciWALESSir Henry Rogers claimed lands in Wales were held of him in 1502 and his son Sir Johnclaimed to hold a manor of Wales in 1522. xcii No other trace of this lordship has been foundbut many lands at Wales were not held of Queen Camel manor and in 1815 the Crownclaimed most of Mrs Crowbrow‟s estate was held of it in free and common socage. xciiiCauntelo estatesA branch of the Cauntelo family held land at Wales under the overlordship of the Cauntelosof Eaton Bray, Beds. until 1273 or later. xciv Roger de Cauntelo held the estate in the late 12thcentury and was followed by his son Robert and grandson William son of Richard,presumably younger brother of Robert. William may have been a minor in 1229 when hisestate was a knight‟s fee. xcv Some land may have been given to Muchelney abbey but in 1256William acquired more land from Christiana, wife of John Pocock, and her sister Alice, xcviheld as a quarter fee c.1273. xcvii His son William complained in 1288 that a messuage, acarucate, 4 a. of meadow, and 11s. rent were taken into the king‟s hand during the minority ofhis overlord and given to Henry of Woolavington whose son Henry retained them. xcviiiWilliam de Cauntelo failed to recover the estate, which was held by Henry son ofNicholas of Woolavington in 1308. xcix It descended with the manor of Woolavington andCossington to Nicholas Ayshford (d. 1557), c Nicholas (d. c.1585), ci Roger (d. 1611), cii andHenry (d. 1650), who divided it in 1585 ciii into four holdings totalling 78a. in 1687. In 1612