Vavasour family, Lords or mesne lords of Addingham, the family was associated with Hazlewood and other Yorkshire estates.

Dates: medieval period to 1714

The Vavasours were a major Yorkshire landed family whose members held manorial rights at Addingham from at least the twelfth century until the sale of the lordship in…

Vincent Randall, Holder of Albury Manor under the Polsted settlement

Dates: floruit later 16th century

Vincent Randall was the son and heir of Edward Randall and took Albury Manor under the settlement made after the Polsted acquisition.

Violet family interest

Viscount Hampden

Dates: The particular viscount is not identified with sufficient certainty in the cited directory extract

The directory records the holder by peerage title rather than by personal name. Further archival work is required to identify the particular Viscount Hampden and the conveyance by…

Viscounts Clifden

Vitalis Engaine

Vivian de Rossall, Lord of Halchamston, Rossall feoffee at Alcaston

Dates: Flourished in the mid-thirteenth century

A Rossall feoffee who held Alcaston in the mid-thirteenth century and was involved in litigation concerning the manor and its chapel.

Volker de Crumbewell

W. H. Twyneham

Dates: fl. circa 1946-1954

W. H. Twyneham is named as the final owner in the consulted published account before the principal Albyns mansion was largely demolished in 1954.

W. M. Sparrow, Esquire, lord of the manor and principal landowner of Acton Beauchamp in 1879

Dates: active by 1879; dates not established from the source consulted

W. M. Sparrow was recorded in the 1879 Worcestershire directory as lord of the manor and principal landowner of Acton Beauchamp.

W.F.T. Vernon-Wentworth, Vernon-Wentworth family landowner

Dates: Recorded in 1844

A member of the Vernon-Wentworth family recorded as principal landowner in Aldeburgh in 1844.

Walkelin, Bishop of Winchester, c. 1070–1098

Dates: Bishop of Winchester, c. 1070-1098; died 1098

Norman bishop of Winchester who held extensive estates for the see, including the Adderbury holding recorded in Domesday in 1086.

Walkeline de Ferrers

Dates: 11th century

A Ferrers holder to whom the Brooke lordship passed after the death of Queen Edith, according to the registry record.

Walpole succession

Walter Acton, Esquire, chief lord of relevant soil in the Manor of Acton Round

Dates: 1572–1641

A Shropshire landowner of the Acton family of Aldenham, JP and later High Sheriff of Shropshire. He is directly documented as chief lord of specified commons and waste…

Walter Acton of Aldenham, Acton of Aldenham landholder

Dates: fl. early 17th century

A member of the Aldenham branch of the Acton family who acquired the Acton Scott property through his marriage to Frances Acton.

Walter Auberie

Walter Bagot, Baronet and heir-apparent of Edward Bagot

Dates: succeeded his father in 1673; conveyed Stockholt in 1676

Bagot heir who received the Stockholt settlement in 1670, succeeded to the estate in 1673 and sold it in 1676.

Walter Barker, Walter Barker of Haughmond and Albrightlee

Dates: 1580-1644

Walter Barker inherited the Barker Haughmond estate and is associated with the family's move to Albrightlee about 1644.

Walter Bucler, Secretary to Queen Catherine, court official

Dates: died 1554 or shortly thereafter

Tudor court official and secretary to Queen Catherine who received the former possessions of the College of Wye, including Aldons Manor, from the Crown.

Walter Bulkeley Barrington, 9th Viscount Barrington

Dates: 19th century

Barrington peer identified in the supplied ownership statement as owner of Beckett in the 19th century.

Walter Burrell

Walter Bygood and Isabel Bygood

Dates: Flourished in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries; Walter died before 1435

Walter Bygood and his wife Isabel were members of the family settlement recorded in the 1435 inquisition for the manors of Alfriston and Bacons. Walter's daughters were Katherine,…

Walter Calverley