Queen Camel Manors and Estates - Victoria County History

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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
the Ayshfords claimed a further 100 a. of grass at Wales, possibly the Knoyle land, but didnot repeat the claim. civ Henry was succeeded by his grandson Henry Ayshford (d. s.p.c.1662). cv Arthur Ayshford (d. 1670), cousin and heir to the last, was followed by his brotherJohn (d. 1689). cvi In 1700 the next male heir, Nicholas Ayshford, nephew of Henry (d. 1650),released his claim in favour of John Sanford, grandson of the same Henry. cvii John (d. 1711)sold the estate to tenants and local farmers. cviiiMuchelney abbey estateNicholas Punsot, William de Cauntelo‟s tenant, bought from Thomas Atrum 55 a. in Wales,which Sir James Earnshill had given to his daughter Mabel, wife of Thomas. In 1240Nicholas gave it to Muchelney abbey, possibly with land he held of William de Cauntelo ashis son William Punsot and the abbot were released from suit of court for lands held ofCauntelo. In 1277 the abbot secured a release of two houses and 47 ½ a. in Queen Camelfrom Henry, son of Richard Franke. cix Those estates were presumably all absorbed into theabbey‟s West Camel manor cx but were held of the Crown and the Countess of Salisbury. cxiThe unlicensed gift of a tenement to Muchelney by Richard Barbour, chaplain, whose familyheld Wales mill in 1508, escheated to the manor. cxii After the Dissolution Muchelney‟s landdescended with the earl of Hertford‟s manor of West Camel cxiii but was sold off after 1624; cxivat least part belonged to the Old family and later the Goodfords in the 18th century. By theearly 19th century c. 10 a. formed part of William Taunton‟s estate and the rest was probablythe Mildmay land at Wales (87 a.), both tithe free. cxvWales House estateJohn Wyne (d. c.1528) bought Richard Barbour‟s Wales tenement (63 a.) c.1506. John‟s sonWilliam (d. c.1571) cxvi was followed by his son William (d. 1603) who left the estate, held of
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