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Current holder (legacy manor assignment): Duchy of Lancaster Unregistered
Institutional holder
Associated title (legacy text): Duchy of Lancaster ownership history (medieval)
Historical names: Bassetbury
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Places / associated places: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
About the Manor
Manor house associated with a lord of the manor; historic ownership and estate context as a manorial unit in medieval England.
Ownership / Holder Account
Duchy of Lancaster Current owner evidenced as Duchy of Lancaster in prompt. Medieval ownership history implied by associated title.
Records & References
Sources and references mentioning this manor/title which are not necessarily conveyances or transfers.
44 records found · showing 1–8.
1907-1936: court book
Held by: St George's Chapel Archives and Chapter Library
1894-1894: deeds and awards of enfranchisement of copyhold land
Held by: The National Archives
1880-1880: memorandum rel to perambulation of manor
Held by: St George's Chapel Archives and Chapter Library
1870-1870: details of encroachments
Held by: St George's Chapel Archives and Chapter Library
1861-1862: appointments of steward (2)
Held by: St George's Chapel Archives and Chapter Library
1860-1876: deeds and awards of enfranchisement of copyhold land
Held by: The National Archives
1850-1871: quit rents
Held by: St George's Chapel Archives and Chapter Library
1850-1850: precept to summon court
Held by: Buckinghamshire Archives
Further information: NRA 7627 Dashwood
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: Duchy of Lancaster
Present holder:
Recorded title journey: 1 holder entry in this manor's saved Conveyance & Descent history.
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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.
Duchy of Lancaster
Holding arrangement: Other
Bassetsbury Manor record notes that from 1437 it was known as Bassetsbury and was held by the Duchy of Lancaster until 1483, after which it passed to the Dean and Canons of Windsor (B1).
Source: Duchy of Lancaster — source link
Lordship / Title Associations
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Associated · Unverified
Record history (latest 2)
- Updated unregistered holder crest image id, unregistered holder arms profile.
30 Aug 2026, 18:26 UTC · William James Dalrymple Bedding Fanshawe West Esq., Lord of Watlington-West, Norfolk - Updated unregistered holder about, unregistered holder wikipedia, unregistered holder website, unregistered holder geni url, unregistered holder facebook, unregistered holder instagram, unregistered holder linkedin and 12 other field(s).
30 Aug 2026, 18:25 UTC · William James Dalrymple Bedding Fanshawe West Esq., Lord of Watlington-West, Norfolk
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