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Current holder (legacy manor assignment): Duchy of Lancaster Unregistered
Institutional holder
Associated title (legacy text): Medieval Duchy ownership and later Crown possession of Melbourne Manor
Historical names: Melbourne Castle; Melbourne Manor‑Duffield area
Location: Derbyshire
Places / associated places: Melbourne; Castle Gate area of Melbourne
About the Manor
Melbourne Manor in the Derbyshire area known historically as Melbourne Castle area; medieval lordship likely held by the Duchy and later Crown possession.
Ownership / Holder Account
Duchy of Lancaster Historically associated as the medieval duchy ownership of Melbourne Manor; later Crown possession evidence exists but specific dates not provided in supplied sources.
Manorial Rights & Privileges
Current manorial rights / privileges (1)
Duchy/Crown ownership rights over Melbourne Manor
Unverified
Current owner evidenced in prompt; no explicit modern conveyance details in supplied sources.
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
Historic England listing notes Melbourne Castle’s association with the Duchy of Lancaster in the medieval period and the Crown; Derbyshire archival material traces Melbourne as a manor later sold from Crown to private owners, with Duchy records citing historical connection and displaying in Duchy estate histories.
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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