Location: Higham Gobion, Bedfordshire
Listed in Domesday Book: No
Ownership / Holder Account
There were apparently two other manors in this parish, which by 1613 had amalgamated, and were always afterwards known as the manor of WESTHEY AND FALDO. Of these the manor of Faldo owed its name to the family of Faldo or Keynes of Faldo. William de Faldo and Cecilia his wife owned land in Higham Gobion in 1245, and the heirs of the former in 1302 held 1 hide of Ralph Butler for the fifth part of a knight's fee. This estate, which is mentioned for the first time as a manor in 1336, was still held at that date of Ralph Butler, but the overlordship is not again mentioned.
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: William de Faldo and Cecilia his wife
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.
William de Faldo and Cecilia his wife
Transfer: Recorded holder
Holding arrangement: Joint
William de Faldo and Cecilia his wife owned land in Higham Gobion in 1245, and the heirs of the former in 1302 held 1 hide of Ralph Butler for the fifth part of a knight's fee.
Lordship / Title Associations
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Record history (latest 1)
- Updated name, historical names, location, places, manorial society reference, import source, import source label and 20 other field(s).
30 Aug 2026, 15:33 UTC · Registry system
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