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Current holder (legacy manor assignment): Crown Unregistered
Institutional Crown holder
Historical names: Lexington (Manor)
Location: Laxton, Nottinghamshire
Places / associated places: Laxton, Nottinghamshire
About the Manor
Manor in Laxton, Nottinghamshire; historical unit of land ownership and lordly tenure; manor house as its main residence. Evidence drawn from general manor definitions and Laxton context in sources referencing manor as land/estate and the lord of the manor’s residence.
Ownership / Holder Account
The Crown Estate Current holder evidenced as The Crown Estate per provided current owner.
Manorial Rights & Privileges
Current manorial rights / privileges (1)
landed rights associated with Laxton manor
Unverified
Current rights evidenced only insofar as the manor exists as a historic/landholding; explicit current rights not itemized in supplied sources.
Historic manorial rights / privileges (1)
lordship/tenure within manorial system
Unverified
General historic association of a manor with lordship and manorial rights; not specifically detailed for Laxton in supplied sources.
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: The Crown Estate
Present holder:
Recorded title journey: 2 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.
The Crown Estate
Holding arrangement: Other
Laxton was sold to the Crown Estate in 1981, with the Crown Estate undertaking to maintain the village open-field system as long as tenants remained; this is documented in Laxton Heritage materials and university archives.
Source: The Crown / Crown Estate — source link
Laxton (lordship/manor)
No specific conveyance details provided in supplied sources beyond current ownership assertion.
Source: Manor - Wikipedia — source link
Record history (latest 2)
- Updated unregistered holder arms profile.
30 Aug 2026, 18:32 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, 18:30 UTC · William James Dalrymple Bedding Fanshawe West Esq., Lord of Watlington-West, Norfolk
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