Redisham

The Lordship of Redisham is in the Wangford hundred in the County of Suffolk. The manor is recorded in the Domesday survey of 1086. It was held by Robert de Curcum, of Rodger Bigot. The lordship passed to Hugo de Berry in the reign of Henry I.

Walter Redisham was lord of the manor in 1267. He held the free warren, which was the royal licence to hunt in the manor.

The lordship passed to Roesia de Redisham, who was lord of the manor in 1281. Sir John de Norwich was lord of the manor in 1358, and he too obtained a grant of free warren for this manor.

Sir John de Norwich left the manor to his grandson, another John. He was succeeded as lord of the manor by Katherine de Brews. She sold it to Trustees, of whom the principal one was Sir Robert Howard. They

conveyed the lordship to the College at Mettingham Castle, who retained the manor until the Dissolution of the Monasteries, when it was vested by an Act of Parliament in the person of his late Majesty Henry VIII.

The manor was one of those sold by the King to raise money in the City of London. An inquisition of 1543 stated that William Rede, a liveryman of the Mercers' Company, died lord of the manor in 1543.

The crown acquired the manor again and Queen Elizabeth I was lord of the manor. In the 17th century the crown sold the lordship and John Garden became lord of the manor. Subsequently the lordship came to Lord Lichfield, whose descendants conveyed it to the present owner.

Rights, customs and incidents

He held the free warren, which was the royal licence to hunt in the manor.
Sir John de Norwich was lord of the manor in 1358, and he too obtained a grant of free warren for this manor.

Associated manorial documents / archive references

• 1 Court books 1616-1673, 1677-1727, 1732-1828, 1854-1937
• 2 Copy court rolls 19th century
• 3 Rental 17th century
• 4 Court roll Edward III
• 5 Rentals mainly Edward III
• 6 Court roll Henry VI – Edward III

Historical holder / succession information

1. Hugo de Berry
   passed_to · historical_holder_or_transferee
   Source wording: The lordship passed to Hugo de Berry in the reign of Henry I.
2. Walter Redisham
   1267 · lord_of_manor · historical_holder_or_transferee
   Source wording: Walter Redisham was lord of the manor in 1267.
3. Roesia de Redisham
   1281 · passed_to · historical_holder_or_transferee
   Source wording: The lordship passed to Roesia de Redisham, who was lord of the manor in 1281.
4. lordship passed to Roesia de Redisham [source claim requiring identity review]
   1281 · lord_of_manor · historical_holder_or_transferee
   Source wording: The lordship passed to Roesia de Redisham, who was lord of the manor in 1281.
5. Sir John de Norwich
   1358 · lord_of_manor · historical_holder_or_transferee
   Source wording: Sir John de Norwich was lord of the manor in 1358, and he too obtained a grant of free warren for this manor.
6. crown [source claim requiring identity review]
   purchased · historical_holder_or_transferee
   Source wording: The crown acquired the manor again and Queen Elizabeth I was lord of the manor.
7. crown acquired the manor again and Queen Elizabeth I [source claim requiring identity review]
   lord_of_manor · historical_holder_or_transferee
   Source wording: The crown acquired the manor again and Queen Elizabeth I was lord of the manor.
8. In the 17th century the crown sold the lordship and John Garden [source claim requiring identity review]
   lord_of_manor · historical_holder_or_transferee
   Source wording: In the 17th century the crown sold the lordship and John Garden became lord of the manor.
9. Lord Lichfield
   passed_to · historical_holder_or_transferee
   Source wording: Subsequently the lordship came to Lord Lichfield, whose descendants conveyed it to the present owner.