Colonel William Wolley
Dates: Seventeenth century; exact dates not established in the sources reviewed
Biography
William Wolley was a Parliamentarian officer who acquired the Alford-Well manor during the Civil War or Commonwealth period and retained the property after the Restoration.
Notes / Sources
The source uses both the formulation that Wolley purchased the manor and that he occupied or held the Well estate.
Research sources:
- Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue containing the discussion of the Alford Fight and the manor of Alford-Well; English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest, Well Hall, Alford, Register entry GD1990. — https://slha.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/import/Downloads/LPP006.pdf
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