Historical names: Abbeton; Abdon
Location: Abdon, Shropshire
Places / associated places: Abdon, Shropshire
Listed in Domesday Book: Yes
Location & Extent
GPS Location & Recorded Land Areas
Representative GPS point: 52.47517, -2.6244
Identity: confirmed — The supplied TNA/MDR record F244723 and authority reference GB/NNAF/M220398 identify Abdon Manor in Abdon, Shropshire. The historical succession and tenurial description match the Abdon manor discussed in the Shropshire antiquarian and local-history sources, including its Domesday origin, FitzAlan and Le Strange overlordship, Burnell/Holgate connection, and later ownership by the Briggs, Fitzwilliam, Herbert and Bradley interests.
Representative point: 52.47517, -2.62440
Basis: documented_manor_site — The best surviving site evidence is the excavated 13th-century long house immediately south of St Margaret's Church within the deserted medieval village of Abdon. Historic England describes it as a possible manor and the parish history identifies the substantial building adjoining the churchyard as a likely manor house. Coordinates are derived from Historic England National Grid Reference SO 57673 86554, converted to decimal WGS84.
Point confidence: medium
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period: Medieval and post-medieval Abdon manor; precise applicable period not established
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: The sources establish the manor's location and historical tenurial extent, including its assessment as a half or eighth part of a knight's fee in medieval records and its association with Abdon township/parish. However, no reliable manor-specific boundary map, rental map, survey, enclosure plan, tithe plan, or explicit parcel perimeter was located. The parish boundary and the approximately 3-hectare deserted-village archaeological area cannot safely be substituted for the historical manorial boundary.
Sources:
- The National Archives Discovery: Abdon Manor, TNA/MDR record F244723: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F244723 — Registry record and authority reference for the exact manor, including the historical ownership and tenurial context supplied in the request.
- Historic England, Deserted village, Abdon and Heath, List Entry 1006276: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1006276 — Gives National Grid Reference SO 57673 86554 for the deserted medieval village and records the excavated 13th-century long house or manor south of the church.
- Abdon, Shropshire, transcribed local history and parish account: https://www.melocki.org.uk/salop/Abdon.html — Confirms the Domesday and later descent of the manor, including FitzAlan, Le Strange, Ledwyche, Burnell, Briggs, Fitzwilliam, Herbert and Bradley interests.
- Eyton, Antiquities of Shropshire, Volume IV, Abdon: https://www.melocki.org.uk/eyton/Vol04.html — Provides medieval evidence for Abdon as a distinct manor held through Le Strange and Ledwyche, later by Bishop Burnell and the Burnell inheritance, with recorded knight's-fee and rent information.
- Mapping the Medieval Countryside, Place view: Abdon: https://inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/place/22512.html — Identifies Abdon as a manor in the vicinity and records a 1440 inquisition referring to Abdon in a holding of one and a half knights' fees, but does not supply a recoverable manor perimeter.
- Abdon and Heath Parish Council, History of Abdon: https://www.abdonandheathparish.gov.uk/community/abdon-10606/history — Local account states that the substantial building adjoining the churchyard may have been the manor house and describes the later ownership history and the deserted-village context.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- The excavated building is described by Historic England as a 13th-century long house or manor, so the representative point is defensible but not certain as the residence of every later lord of Abdon.
- The modern place called Manor House Farm is not used as the historical manor-house point because the available evidence does not demonstrate that it was the medieval or principal manorial residence.
- No historically documented manor-specific polygon was found. Do not inject a boundary based on the modern civil parish, historic parish, deserted-village scheduled area, or modern estate.
About the Manor
Abdon was a Domesday manor in the parish of Abdon, Shropshire, historically called Abbeton or Abdon. In 1086 it was held under Earl Roger by Rainald the Sheriff, with Azo as undertenant. The manor subsequently formed part of the FitzAlan honour and was held under the FitzAlans by the Le Strange family, with the Ledwyche family as tenants for much of the thirteenth century. By the later thirteenth century it had become part of the extensive estates of Bishop Robert Burnell and was associated with the Barony of Holgate. The manor descended through the Burnell, Lovel, Howard, Dudley, Cresset, Briggs, Fitzwilliam and Herbert interests before being purchased by William Bradley in 1872. The manor and the advowson were distinct: the 1872 purchase covered the manor but not the advowson. The associated medieval tenurial relationships included overlordship by the FitzAlans and later the Earl of Arundel, and mesne tenure under Le Strange and the lords of Holgate; these relationships should not be conflated with direct possession of the manor.
Ownership / Holder Account
The earliest recorded estate holder was Uluuin in the time of King Edward the Confessor. At Domesday in 1086 Abdon was held under Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, by Rainald the Sheriff, whose undertenant was Azo. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries the superior lordship passed into the FitzAlan honour; John le Strange held Abdon of the FitzAlans, while the Ledwyches held it under Le Strange. By the close of the thirteenth century Abdon was among the possessions of Bishop Robert Burnell and formed part of the Barony of Holgate. Sir Philip Burnell held the estate until his death in 1294; his son Edward held it until his death in 1315, after which the inheritance passed through Edward's sister Maud Burnell and her second husband Sir John de Handlo to Nicholas de Handlo, who adopted the Burnell name and died seised of Abdon in 1382 under the Earl of Arundel. Nicholas was succeeded by Sir Hugh Burnell. In 1417 Sir Hugh settled Abdon and other manors on his daughter Katherine, who possessed them with her husband Sir John Radcliffe. The Burnell inheritance later passed, apparently on Katherine's death, to William Lovel, Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh, who died seised of Abdon in 1454. After Francis Lovel's forfeiture under Henry VII, the estate was granted to Jasper, Duke of Bedford, and subsequently in 1513-1514 to Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, later conveyed the estate to Sir John Dudley. Henry Cresset appears as lord of Abdon in 1556 and by his will of 1562 devised the manor to his nephew Richard Cresset. A documentary gap follows. Adam Lutley's 1590 will refers to his 'manor' of Abdon, but the extent of his title is uncertain; shortly afterwards Humphrey Briggs was lord of the manor and died seised of it in 1625. The manor remained with the Briggs family and descended through the female coheirs after the death of Sir Hugh Briggs in 1747. The Briggs estates were partitioned by Act of Parliament in 1800, when Abdon was assigned to Viscount Fitzwilliam. Lord Fitzwilliam bequeathed the property to George Augustus Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, with remainder to his second son Sydney Herbert, who was lord of the manor in 1851. The Herbert heirs retained the manor until William Bradley purchased it in 1872. William Bradley died in 1905; the published local history states that his family continued to own the manor, but does not identify a later named holder with sufficient precision for a separate conveyance entry.
Manorial Rights & Privileges
Historic manorial rights / privileges (1)
Advowson of Abdon
Provisional
The advowson was distinct from the manor; the 1872 purchase covered the manor but not the advowson.
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: Uluuin
Present holder:
Recorded title journey: 34 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.
Uluuin
Transfer: Pre-Conquest recorded holder
Uluuin is recorded as having held Abdon in the time of King Edward the Confessor. This is a Domesday antecedent holding and not a documented conveyance in the modern sense.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon, citing Domesday Book. — source link
Transfer: Norman superior lordship recorded at Domesday
Holding arrangement: Other
Shared holding: overlord
Co-holder: William FitzAlan and the FitzAlan lords
Previous holder: Uluuin
In 1086 Abdon was held under Earl Roger. This represents superior lordship rather than direct occupation or undertenancy.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon, citing Domesday Book. — source link
Rainald the Sheriff
Transfer: Domesday tenure under Earl Roger
Shared holding: tenant under Earl Roger
Previous holder: Uluuin
Domesday records Abdon as held under Earl Roger by Rainald the Sheriff. Azo was the undertenant, so Rainald's interest is distinguished from Azo's immediate tenancy and from Earl Roger's superior lordship.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon, citing Domesday Book. — source link
Azo
Transfer: Domesday undert tenancy under Rainald the Sheriff
Holding arrangement: Other
Shared holding: undertenant
Previous holder: Rainald the Sheriff
Azo is expressly recorded as Rainald's undertenant at Abdon. Eyton identifies him as Azo Bigot and records that he later granted land in Abdon to Shrewsbury Abbey, but that ecclesiastical grant was not necessarily a transfer of the manor.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon; Eyton, Antiquities of Shropshire, volume 4, pp. 128-129. — source link
Transfer: Superior lordship passed into the FitzAlan honour
Holding arrangement: Other
Shared holding: overlord
Co-holder: Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury
Previous holder: Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, Norman baron and lord of Arundel, Norman magnate
The later medieval descent states that Rainald's over-lordship passed to the FitzAlans. Eyton records that by 1165 Abdon and other former Azo estates had probably formed part of the new fees held by John le Strange of the Barony of FitzAlan. The precise date and instrument of the transfer of superior lordship are not established.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon; Eyton, Antiquities of Shropshire, volume 4, pp. 128-129. — source link
Transfer: Held Abdon of the FitzAlan barony
Holding arrangement: Other
Shared holding: mesne lord
Previous holder: FitzAlan lords
Abdon was held by Le Strange under the FitzAlans. Eyton records the holding in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and states that in 1240 Abdon was among the fees held by John le Strange of the FitzAlan barony.
Source: Eyton, Antiquities of Shropshire, volume 4, pp. 128-130; A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Geoffrey de Ledwyche and the Ledwyche family
Transfer: Held Abdon under John le Strange
Holding arrangement: Other
Shared holding: undertenants
Geoffrey de Ledwyche is recorded in 1226 as holding Abdon under Le Strange. The Ledwyches continued as tenants through the thirteenth century; Eyton records Geoffrey holding Abbeton under John le Strange in 1255 and a younger branch holding under the elder Ledwyches in 1284. This is a tenancy or mesne holding, not proof of direct freehold lordship of the manor.
Source: Eyton, Antiquities of Shropshire, volume 4, pp. 129-130; A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Bishop Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Lord Chancellor
Transfer: Abdon became part of the Burnell estates
Previous holder: Le Strange and the Ledwyche interest
By the close of the thirteenth century Abdon had become part of the great possessions of Bishop Robert Burnell and was associated with the Barony of Holgate. The precise conveyance into Burnell ownership is not identified in the consulted sources.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Sir Philip Burnell
Transfer: Succession as nephew and heir of Bishop Robert Burnell
Previous holder: Bishop Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Lord Chancellor
The source states that Sir Philip Burnell, nephew and heir of Bishop Robert Burnell, held the Burnell inheritance and died seised in 1294. The direct manor link is supplied by the descent of Abdon within that inheritance.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Edward Burnell
Transfer: Succession to the Burnell inheritance
Previous holder: Sir Philip Burnell
Edward Burnell succeeded his father Sir Philip Burnell. His 1315 inquisition post mortem found that he held Abdon under John le Strange, Lord of Knockin, by service of one-eighth of a knight's fee, with rents from free and customary tenants. This directly confirms Edward's manor holding while also showing the continuing mesne tenure under Le Strange.
Source: Eyton, Antiquities of Shropshire, volume 4, pp. 130-131; A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Transfer: Inheritance through Edward Burnell's sister Maud and her settlement with her second husband
Holding arrangement: Joint
Shared holding: joint marital holding and settlement
Previous holder: Edward Burnell
After Edward Burnell died without issue in 1315, the inheritance passed through his sister Maud. Maud was first married to Sir John Lovel and then to Sir John de Handlo. The source states that she joined with her second husband in settling the estates on their male issue, excluding her son by the first marriage. The precise date of the settlement is not given.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Nicholas de Handlo, later Nicholas Burnell
Transfer: Settlement of the Burnell inheritance on Maud Burnell's male issue
Previous holder: Maud Burnell and Sir John de Handlo
The Burnell inheritance passed under Maud Burnell's settlement to Nicholas de Handlo, who assumed the Burnell name. He died in 1382 seised of the manor of Abdon, held under the Earl of Arundel.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Sir Hugh Burnell, Baron of Holgate
Transfer: Succession as son and heir of Nicholas Burnell
Previous holder: Nicholas de Handlo, later Nicholas Burnell
Sir Hugh Burnell succeeded his father Nicholas Burnell. He is identified as Baron of Holgate and in 1417 settled Abdon and other manors on his daughter Katherine.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Katherine Burnell and Sir John Radcliffe
Transfer: Settlement by Sir Hugh Burnell on his daughter Katherine; possession exercised by her husband in her right
Holding arrangement: Joint
Shared holding: wife's inheritance and marital possession
Previous holder: Sir Hugh Burnell, Baron of Holgate
In 1417 Sir Hugh Burnell settled Holgate and other manors, including Abdon, on his daughter Katherine. She was initially contracted to John Talbot but later married Sir John Radcliffe, who possessed the estates in right of his wife. This is recorded as a holding through Katherine's inherited title, not as an independent absolute acquisition by Radcliffe.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
William Lovel, Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh
Transfer: Burnell inheritance passed, apparently on Katherine's death, to the heir male of Maud Burnell's first husband
Previous holder: Katherine Burnell and Sir John Radcliffe
The source states that, apparently on Katherine's death, the Burnell inheritance passed to William Lovel, Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh, as heir male of Maud Burnell's first husband, Sir John Lovel. William Lovel died seised of Abdon in 1454.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Francis Lovel, Lord Lovel, Viscount Lovel
Transfer: Succession through William Lovel's line
Previous holder: William Lovel, Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh
William Lovel's line continued through his son John to Francis Lovel, Lord Lovel. Francis forfeited his estates during the reign of Henry VII, after which Abdon was among the forfeited property granted by the Crown to Jasper, Duke of Bedford.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford
Transfer: Crown grant of Francis Lovel's forfeited estates
Previous holder: Francis Lovel, Lord Lovel, Viscount Lovel
After Francis Lovel's forfeiture, Henry VII granted his estates to Jasper, Duke of Bedford. Jasper died without issue in 1497. The source does not provide a separate grant date or deed specifically for Abdon.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, later 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Transfer: Grant by Henry VIII of Abdon and associated estates
Previous holder: Crown after Jasper, Duke of Bedford
In 1513-1514 Henry VIII granted Abdon, with Holgate and other estates, to Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. The date is retained as a regnal-year range because the source does not specify the exact day or instrument.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Transfer: Succession and later conveyance to Sir John Dudley
Previous holder: Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, later 3rd Duke of Norfolk
The source states that Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, conveyed Abdon and the associated estates to Sir John Dudley. The exact date and instrument of conveyance are not supplied.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Sir John Dudley
Transfer: Conveyance from Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk
Previous holder: Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Sir John Dudley is identified as the recipient of the Abdon and Holgate-related estates from Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk. His brother Jerome Dudley was patron of Abdon in 1551. The source suggests, but does not prove, that Sir John Dudley or Jerome Dudley later conveyed the manor to Henry Cresset.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Henry Cresset, Esquire
Transfer: Acquisition or leasehold succession from the Dudley interest; exact conveyance uncertain
Holding arrangement: Other
Shared holding: leaseholder or lord of manor
Previous holder: Sir John Dudley or Jerome Dudley
Henry Cresset appears as lord of Abdon in 1556. The source also states that in 1549 related estates were granted to the Bishop of Worcester and held on lease by Henry Cresset. It is probable, but not proven by the consulted source, that Sir John Dudley or Jerome Dudley conveyed the manor to Cresset. Henry Cresset devised the manor by will in 1562.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon, including note on the probable Dudley-to-Cresset conveyance. — source link
Richard Cresset of Upton, Esquire
Transfer: Devise under Henry Cresset's will
Previous holder: Henry Cresset, Esquire
Henry Cresset's 1562 will devised the manor of Abdon to his nephew Richard Cresset of Upton. Richard presented to the rectory in 1580, corroborating his continuing connection with the Abdon estate, although the source does not give a later date for his holding.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon; Shropshire historical register material recording Richard Cresset's presentation at Abdon in 1580. — source link
Adam Lutley
Transfer: Separate or partial interest evidenced by will and inquisition post mortem
Holding arrangement: Other
Shared holding: possible manor or manor-related holding
Previous holder: Unknown
Adam Lutley was seised of a messuage and lands in Abdon held of 'the lord of Abdon'. His will refers to his 'manor' of Abdon and leaves it to his eldest son John. Because the inquisition and will may refer to a manor-related estate or a partial interest rather than the entire lordship, this entry is classified as other and does not bridge the documentary gap between the Cressets and Briggs.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon, citing Adam Lutley's inquisition post mortem and will. — source link
Humphrey Briggs of Earnstrey, Sheriff of Shropshire in 1605
Transfer: Later appearance as lord of Abdon; intervening conveyance not identified
Previous holder: Richard Cresset or Adam Lutley interest; exact predecessor uncertain
The source states that shortly afterwards Humphrey Briggs of Earnstrey was lord of the manor of Abdon. He died in 1625 seised of the manor, held by service not known. The source's note considers a Cresset-to-Briggs conveyance probable but does not establish the instrument or date; no such conveyance is invented here.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon, including the note on the probable Cresset-to-Briggs transfer. — source link
Moreton Briggs, Baronet from 1641
Transfer: Succession as son of Humphrey Briggs
Shared holding: Briggs family holding
Co-holders: Sir Humphrey Briggs, Sir Hugh Briggs
Previous holder: Humphrey Briggs of Earnstrey, Sheriff of Shropshire in 1605
The source identifies Moreton Briggs as the son of Humphrey Briggs and states that he was created a baronet in 1641 and was father of Sir Humphrey Briggs. It presents the Abdon manor as part of the Briggs family estate, but does not provide a separate dated conveyance or explicit statement of the precise year in which Moreton took possession.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Sir Humphrey Briggs, Baronet, Sheriff of Shropshire in 1666
Transfer: Succession within the Briggs family
Shared holding: Briggs family holding
Co-holders: Moreton Briggs, Sir Hugh Briggs
Previous holder: Moreton Briggs, Baronet from 1641
The source states that Moreton Briggs was father of Sir Humphrey Briggs, who was Sheriff in 1666, within the period when Abdon was held by the Briggs family. The exact dates of Sir Humphrey's manor tenure are not separately documented in the consulted source.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Sir Hugh Briggs, Baronet
Transfer: Succession within the Briggs family
Shared holding: Briggs family holding
Co-holders: Moreton Briggs, Sir Humphrey Briggs
Previous holder: Sir Humphrey Briggs, Baronet, Sheriff of Shropshire in 1666
Sir Hugh Briggs was the last male holder named in the Briggs succession. On his death in 1747 the baronetcy expired and his sisters became coheirs of the Briggs estates, including Abdon.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Elizabeth Briggs and the Briggs female coheirs
Transfer: Descent to the sisters and coheirs of Sir Hugh Briggs
Holding arrangement: Joint — Undivided coheir interests; precise shares not stated
Shared holding: coheirs
Previous holder: Sir Hugh Briggs, Baronet
After Sir Hugh Briggs died in 1747, his sisters became coheirs of the Briggs estates. Elizabeth married Leigh Brooke. The source does not give the names or precise shares of all coheirs, so only the documented joint inheritance is recorded.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Reverend Rev. John Brooke of Shifnal
Transfer: Inheritance through Elizabeth Briggs and Leigh Brooke
Previous holder: Elizabeth Briggs and the Briggs female coheirs
The source states that Elizabeth's grandson, the Rev. John Brooke of Shifnal, inherited the Haughton and Abdon estates. The date of inheritance is not specified.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
George Townshend
Transfer: Devise by Rev. John Brooke to his nephew
Previous holder: Reverend Rev. John Brooke of Shifnal
The Rev. John Brooke devised the Haughton and Abdon estates to his nephew George Townshend. The 1800 partition subsequently assigned Abdon to Viscount Fitzwilliam, so Townshend's interest ended no later than that partition.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Viscount Fitzwilliam, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam
Transfer: Assignment under Act of Parliament partitioning the Briggs estates
Previous holder: George Townshend and the Briggs coheir interests
An Act of Parliament in 1800 made a more regular partition of the Briggs estates and assigned Abdon to Viscount Fitzwilliam, descended from Barbara, the eldest sister of Sir Hugh Briggs. The holder is identified by title in the source; the individual was Richard Fitzwilliam, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon; local Abdon parish history. — source link
Transfer: Bequest by Lord Fitzwilliam
Previous holder: Richard Fitzwilliam, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam
Lord Fitzwilliam bequeathed Abdon to George Augustus Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. The source states that the bequest carried a remainder to the Earl's second son, Sydney Herbert.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon. — source link
Hon. Sydney Herbert, later 12th Earl of Pembroke, later 12th Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery
Transfer: Remainder under Lord Fitzwilliam's bequest; later succession to the Pembroke title
Previous holder: George Augustus Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery
The Hon. Sydney Herbert was the second son named in Lord Fitzwilliam's remainder and is explicitly described as lord of Abdon Manor in 1851. The source adds that his sons succeeded to the Earldom. The estate remained associated with the Herbert family until the 1872 sale.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon; Bagshaw, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire, 1851. — source link
William Bradley, Esquire, farmer and landowner
Transfer: Purchase from the Herbert or Fitzwilliam inheritors
Previous holder: Herbert family, including the Earl of Pembroke interest
In 1872 William Bradley purchased Abdon Manor. The source expressly states that the purchase covered the manor but not the advowson. William Bradley died in 1905. Later published accounts state that his family continued to own the manor, but do not identify a securely documented successor by name.
Source: A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon; Abdon and Heath Parish Council, History of Abdon. — source link
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