Historical names: Astlech (Manor) | Eastleach (Manor) | Est Lecche (Manor)
Location: Eastleach Turville, Gloucestershire
Places / associated places: Eastleach Turville, Gloucestershire
Listed in Domesday Book: Yes
Location & Extent
GPS Location & Recorded Land Areas
Representative GPS point: 51.74555, -1.713587
Identity: confirmed — The registry record F243164 and authority GB/NNAF/M225776 identify Abbot's Manor with the historical Eastleach/Astlech/Est Lecche manor at Eastleach Turville, Gloucestershire. The Domesday evidence distinguishes this holding, held from Roger de Lacy by William, from the separate Eastleach Martin holding across the River Leach. The National Archives court-roll references for Eastleach provide consistent medieval manorial evidence.
Representative point: 51.74555, -1.713587
Basis: documented_manor_house — The present address 'Manor House, Eastleach, GL7 3NQ' lies in Eastleach Turville and has published approximate coordinates. It is the best surviving public geographic proxy for the documented manor-house/manorial site associated with the Turville manor. The identification of the present building with the medieval manor-house site is supported by the registry description and local historical context but is not established by a surviving published manor plan.
Point confidence: medium
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period:
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: The accessible evidence establishes the manor at Eastleach Turville and records its medieval and later descent, but does not provide a defensible mapped perimeter of the manorial land. The Eastleach Turville parish boundary, modern civil boundary, postcode area, or the combined area of Eastleach Turville and Eastleach Martin cannot be substituted for the historical manor extent.
Sources:
- The National Archives: Abbot's Manor, Eastleach Turville, Gloucestershire, F243164: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F243164 — Registry-level record used to confirm the exact manor identity, primary name, historical association with Eastleach Turville, and authority reference GB/NNAF/M225776.
- The National Archives: Court roll of Eastleach manor, 1393-1395, SC 2/175/32: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N14351777 — Medieval court-roll reference supporting the existence and continuity of a distinct Eastleach manorial jurisdiction.
- The National Archives: Court rolls of Eastleach manor, 1407-1415, SC 2/175/33-34: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N14256878 — Additional medieval court-roll evidence for the Eastleach manor.
- The National Archives: Court roll of Eastleach manor, 1426-1428, SC 2/175/35: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N14252887 — Additional medieval court-roll evidence for the Eastleach manor.
- The Domesday Book Online: Gloucestershire A-F, Eastleach entries: https://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/gloucestershire1.html — Distinguishes Eastleach Turville, held from Roger de Lacy, from Eastleach Martin, which was a separate holding divided by the River Leach.
- Flat 1, Manor House, Eastleach, GL7 3NQ: https://www.ukpostcodecheck.com/address/7ab4b62a/flat-1_manor-house_eastleach_cirencester_gl7-3nq — Provides the published approximate coordinates 51.74555, -1.713587 for the present Manor House address in Eastleach Turville.
- Eastleach Turville, St Andrew's Church: https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/glouces/churches/eastleach-turville.htm — Supports the historical distinction between the Eastleach Turville and Eastleach Martin estates and states that each church was associated with its respective manor.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- The representative point is suitable for locating the manor but should not be interpreted as the exact medieval building footprint without a historic estate or manor-house plan.
- No historically grounded polygon for the manorial land was found in the accessible public evidence; no boundary polygon is supplied.
- The present Manor House is a later surviving building/address and may represent the manorial site rather than the unchanged medieval structure.
- Eastleach Martin must not be merged into this manor's extent merely because the settlements are adjacent.
About the Manor
Abbot's Manor is the manor historically associated with Eastleach Turville, Gloucestershire, rather than the distinct manor of Eastleach Martin on the opposite side of the River Leach. The settlement appears in Domesday Book as Eastleach, or a closely related form, in Brightwells Barrow hundred. In 1086 the estate comprised five hides, with twelve villagers, one smallholder and five slaves, two lord's plough teams, five men's plough teams and eight acres of meadow; its value was £6. The Domesday holding was under Roger de Lacy as tenant-in-chief and was held from him by William Devereux. Medieval evidence records the estate as part of the de Lacy fee and subsequently associates it with the Devereux family. The manor had a manorial site and church at Eastleach Turville. The surviving public evidence establishes a substantial medieval and early-modern descent, but documentary gaps remain between the fourteenth-century Devereux evidence and the late-sixteenth-century Blomer purchase, and again between the early-eighteenth-century Jebb succession and the nineteenth-century Bazley ownership.
Ownership / Holder Account
Before the Norman Conquest the Eastleach Turville estate was held by Ealdwine, according to the Domesday-derived record. In 1086 it was held by William Devereux under Roger de Lacy. The estate remained connected with the de Lacy fee and the Devereux family in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. Evidence associated with the 1241 division of Walter de Lacy's inheritance places Eastleach Turville among the manors inherited by Margery de Lacy, with her husband John de Verdun holding in her right; this represents overlordship and inheritance within the de Lacy estate rather than proof that the whole manor was physically occupied by them. In 1302 John Devereux is expressly described in legal evidence as having a manor at Eastleach, and in 1325 his son and heir John Devereux dealt with lands, rents and services in Leche Turvyle. The subsequent descent is not securely continuous in the currently accessible public sources. William Blomer purchased the manor of Eastleach Turville in 1595. A 1608 military survey names William Blomer and Thomas Cloterbrooke as lords of Eastleach Turville, indicating either a joint or divided lordship, although the precise legal shares are not established here. William Blomer's family retained the estate into the later seventeenth century. After John and William Blomer died unmarried in 1685 and 1686, their sister Mary became sole possessor; after the failure of her children by Richard Draycott, her son by her second marriage, Sir John Jebb, succeeded to the manor and estate. By the late nineteenth century Eastleach Turville was associated with the Bazley family and the Hatherop estate. Kelly's Directory recorded Sir Thomas Sebastian Bazley as lord of the manor in 1897, while the 1911 directory recorded the trustees of the late Gardner Sebastian Bazley as lords of the manor. The exact conveyance from the Jebb estate to the Bazleys, and any later descent after the 1911 trusteeship, has not been securely established from the public sources examined.
Records & References
Sources and references mentioning this manor/title which are not necessarily conveyances or transfers.
3 records found.
1426-1428: court rolls (1 membrane)
Held by: The National Archives
1407-1415: court rolls (2 membranes)
Held by: The National Archives
1393-1395: court rolls (1 membrane)
Held by: The National Archives
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: Ealdwine of Eastleach
Present holder:
Recorded title journey: 12 holder entries in this manor's saved Conveyance & Descent history.
No recorded holder currently has a usable saved direct-blood or collateral-blood relationship path from which to calculate proximity percentages.
First recorded holder → present holder
A usable saved blood relationship path between the first recorded holder and the present holder has not yet been recorded, so that first-to-present genealogical distance cannot be calculated.
Ealdwine of Eastleach
Transfer: Pre-Conquest holding recorded retrospectively in Domesday Book
The Domesday-derived record for Eastleach Turville identifies Ealdwine, described as Ealdwine of Eastleach, as the holder in 1066. This entry concerns the Eastleach Turville estate and not the separate Eastleach Martin manor.
Source: PASE, Domesday person and estate record, Gloucestershire 39,13; Open Domesday Project, Eastleach [Turville]. — source link
Transfer: Held from Roger de Lacy at the time of the Domesday Survey
Shared holding: Devereux holding under the de Lacy fee
Previous holder: Ealdwine of Eastleach
In 1086 Eastleach Turville was part of the land of Roger de Lacy and was held from him by William Devereux. The Domesday entry records Roger de Lacy as tenant-in-chief and William Devereux as the immediate lord or subtenant. This distinction should not be collapsed into a single ownership category.
Source: Open Domesday Project, Eastleach [Turville], Phillimore reference Gloucestershire 39,13; PASE Domesday estate record. — source link
Margery de Lacy and John de Verdun, Co-heiress of the de Lacy inheritance
Transfer: Inheritance of the de Lacy estate after the death of Walter de Lacy
Holding arrangement: Joint — Margery de Lacy inherited an interest in Eastleach Turville as co-heiress; John de Verdun held in her right
Shared holding: De Lacy inheritance held in right of wife
Previous holder: Walter de Lacy and the de Lacy fee
Genealogical and historical compilations based on medieval inheritance evidence list Eastleach Turville among the manors inherited by Margery de Lacy in the division of Walter de Lacy's estate in 1241. Her husband John de Verdun therefore held in her right. This evidence concerns the superior de Lacy inheritance and should not be read as proof that every element of the local manor was in their direct demesne possession. The exact date and mechanism by which the local holding passed into the later Devereux evidence are not established.
Source: Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, entry for Margery de Lacy, reproducing the stated 1241 inheritance; corroborative discussion in medieval landholding research on the old de Lacy manors of Eastleach Turville. — source link
John Devereux, Lord of Munsley in the cited biographical compilation
Transfer: Possession evidenced by legal complaint concerning his manor at Eastleach
Previous holder: Earlier Devereux and de Lacy interests; precise transfer not documented in the source used
A commission of oyer and terminer dated 24 June 1302 records John Devereux's complaint concerning the forcible entry, depasturing of corn and seizure of goods at his manor at Eastleach, Gloucestershire. This is direct evidence linking John Devereux to the Eastleach manor. It does not establish the exact conveyance by which he acquired it or whether every parcel later treated as the manor was included.
Source: Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward I, 1301-1307, entry dated 24 June 1302, as indexed and discussed with reference to Eastleach Turville; corroborative citation to Victoria County History, Gloucestershire, volume 7, Eastleach Turville, pp. 61-69. — source link
John Devereux, son and heir of John Devereux
Transfer: General release concerning lands, rents and services in Leche Turvyle
Holding arrangement: Other — The record concerns lands, rents and services in Leche Turvyle; it does not prove sole ownership of the whole manor
Previous holder: John Devereux, Lord of Munsley in the cited biographical compilation
On 1 November 1325 John Devereux, son and heir of John Devereux, enrolled a general release to Richard de Wynslade concerning all actions in lands, rents and services in Leche Turvyle, identified with Eastleach Turville. This is evidence of a Devereux interest in the manor's landholding but is recorded conservatively because the release does not by itself specify that he held the complete manor in fee.
Source: Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward II, 1323-1327, entry dated 1 November 1325, as cited in the Eastleach Turville research references; Victoria County History, Gloucestershire, volume 7, Eastleach Turville, pp. 61-69. — source link
William Blomer, Esquire, lord of Eastleach Turville in the 1608 survey
Transfer: Purchased the manor of Eastleach Turville
Shared holding: Blomer family
Previous holder: Not identified in the source
A Gloucestershire historical study states that William Blomer purchased the Manor of Eastleach Turville in 1595. The source does not identify the vendor, so no transferor is supplied. The same study records the later succession through William Blomer's family.
Source: Gloucestershire Historical Studies, volume 1, 1967, pp. 11-15, reprinted document discussing the Blomer family and Eastleach Turville. — source link
William Blomer and Thomas Cloterbrooke, Gentleman, named as a lord of Eastleach Turville in 1608
Transfer: Both named as lords of Eastleach Turville in the 1608 Men and Armour survey
Holding arrangement: Joint — Joint or divided lordship indicated; individual shares are not stated
Shared holding: Named co-lords in the 1608 survey
Previous holder: William Blomer, Esquire, lord of Eastleach Turville in the 1608 survey
The 1608 Men and Armour material for Gloucestershire names William Blomer, esquire, and Thomas Cloterbrooke, gentleman, as lords of Eastleach Turville. Because the survey does not state whether this represented joint ownership, divided manorial rights or separate interests in a multi-part holding, the entry is classified as joint with an explicit uncertainty warning.
Source: Men and Armour for Gloucestershire in 1608, Eastleach Turville entry, reproduced in the Gloucestershire historical discussion of the survey. — source link
Mary Blomer, later Mary Draycott and Mary Jebb
Transfer: Succession after the deaths without issue of John and William Blomer
Shared holding: Blomer succession
Previous holder: John Blomer and William Blomer
The Gloucestershire historical study states that John and William Blomer died unmarried in 1685 and 1686, leaving Mary in sole possession. Mary first married Richard Draycott of Fainsley, Staffordshire. Her son and daughter by that marriage died without issue. The source thereby establishes Mary's possession of the manor and estate but does not give an exact date for her succession or distinguish all legal interests during her marriage.
Source: Gloucestershire Historical Studies, volume 1, 1967, pp. 11-15, discussion of the Blomer and Jebb succession. — source link
Sir John Jebb, Baronet, associated with the Jebb family of Odstock in the cited account
Transfer: Succeeded to the manor and estate through his mother Mary Jebb
Shared holding: Jebb family
Previous holder: Mary Blomer, later Mary Draycott and Mary Jebb
The cited historical study states that Sir John Jebb, Mary's son by her second marriage, succeeded to the manor and estate after the children of her first marriage died without issue. The study does not provide the precise date of succession or identify the subsequent conveyance out of the Jebb family.
Source: Gloucestershire Historical Studies, volume 1, 1967, pp. 11-15, discussion of the Blomer and Jebb succession. — source link
Sir Thomas Sebastian Bazley, Baronet, of Hatherop Castle
Transfer: Recorded as lord of the manor and principal landowner in Kelly's Directory
Shared holding: Bazley family and Hatherop estate
Previous holder: Earlier holder not securely identified in the source
Kelly's Directory of Gloucestershire for 1897 records Sir Thomas Sebastian Bazley of Hatherop Castle, Fairford, as lord of the manor and principal landowner of Eastleach Turville. Other sources place Eastleach Turville within the Hatherop estate associated with the Bazley family from the 1860s. The exact conveyance into Bazley ownership is not established here.
Source: Kelly's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1897, Eastleach Turville entry, reproduced by Forebears. — source link
Trustees of the late Gardner Sebastian Bazley, Esquire, Bazley estate owner associated with Eastleach Turville
Transfer: Trustees recorded as lords of the manor after Gardner Sebastian Bazley's death
Holding arrangement: Trust — Trustees held or administered the manorial interest following Gardner Sebastian Bazley's death
Shared holding: Bazley estate trustees
Previous holder: Gardner Sebastian Bazley or the Bazley family estate
The 1911 Kelly's Directory entry for Eastleach Turville states that the trustees of the late Gardner Sebastian Bazley were lords of the manor and principal landowners. This is a trust or estate administration entry, not evidence that the trustees owned the manor beneficially in their own right. No later securely sourced historical holder was identified in the public material examined.
Source: Kelly's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1911, Eastleach Turville entry, reproduced in the scanned directory. — source link
Roger de Lacy, Constable of Chester, lord of Swillington, Tenant-in-chief in England, lord of the de Lacy barony
Transfer: Held the Eastleach Turville estate as tenant-in-chief at the time of the Domesday Survey, with William Devereux as immediate holder
Holding arrangement: Other — Overlordship or tenure-in-chief; William Devereux held the estate from him
Previous holder: Ealdwine of Eastleach
The Domesday-derived record places Eastleach Turville in Roger de Lacy's fee in 1086. This records superior tenure rather than direct occupation or sole physical possession of the manor.
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