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Current holder (legacy manor assignment): Duchy of Lancaster Unregistered
Institutional holder
Associated title (legacy text): Duke of Lancaster
Historical names: Knaresborough Castle and town liberties; Knaresborough Castle (Duchy of Lancaster
Location: Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England
Places / associated places: Knaresborough; North Yorkshire
About the Manor
Knaresborough Castle is a historic fortress in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. The supplied evidence is largely non-relevant to manorial history; no detailed ownership history or conveyances are evidenced in the provided sources.
Ownership / Holder Account
Duchy of Lancaster Current owner evidenced as Duchy of Lancaster; no additional ownership chronology provided in sources.
Manorial Rights & Privileges
Current manorial rights / privileges (1)
Manorial rights
Unverified
No explicit current manorial rights documented in supplied sources beyond ownership note.
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.
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.
Duchy of Lancaster
Holding arrangement: Other
Heritage Gateway: Knaresborough Castle entry notes the manor/castle was granted to the Duchy of Lancaster circa 1372 and is associated with the Duchy (resource ID 19191).; Knaresborough Town Council agenda papers stating the Castle has been owned by the Duchy of Lancaster since the late fourteenth century and is leased to the local council.
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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