Location: Willington, Bedfordshire
Listed in Domesday Book: No
Ownership / Holder Account
The priory of Newnham owned lands in Willington which in 1291 were valued at £1 1s. 10d. In 1385 they received a grant of free warren which extended over their lands in Willington. At the Dissolution all lands which the priory of Newnham held in Willington were granted to Sir John Gostwick, who held Willington Manor, in which this property became henceforward absorbed.
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: The priory of Newnham
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 priory of Newnham
Transfer: Recorded holder
The priory of Newnham owned lands in Willington which in 1291 were valued at £1 1s.
Sir John Gostwick
Transfer: Grant
At the Dissolution all lands which the priory of Newnham held in Willington were granted to Sir John Gostwick, who held Willington Manor, in which this property became henceforward absorbed.
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, 15:49 UTC · Registry system
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