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Needwood Estate

Sponsored by William James Dalrymple West, Esq,. Lord of Watlington-West, Norfolk

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Current holder (unregistered): Crown

Institutional Crown holder

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Current holder (legacy manor assignment): Crown Unregistered
Institutional Crown holder

Historical names: Needwood Chase; Needwood Forest estate

Location: Needwood Forest area, Staffordshire

Places / associated places: Needwood; Tatenhill; Rolleston; Attenborough area (historical context)

About the Manor

Manor estate in the Needwood Forest area, tied to the concept of a lordship and associated manorial lands.

Conveyance & Descent

First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled

First recorded holder: The Crown Estate

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.

– present

The Crown Estate

Holding arrangement: Other

LSD0834 Needwood Estate, Staffordshire – reference to Needwood Estate under Crown/royal management context (Duchy of Lancaster era documents referenced in County records)

Source: The Crown / Crown Estate — source link

Record history (latest 2)
  1. Updated unregistered holder arms profile.
    30 Aug 2026, 18:32 UTC · William James Dalrymple Bedding Fanshawe West Esq., Lord of Watlington-West, Norfolk
  2. 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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