Nicholas Burnel, Baron Burnell, knight, Burnell lord of Acton Burnell
Dates: Died 1383
Biography
Nicholas Burnel, son of Maud Burnel and John de Handlo, assumed the Burnell surname, held Acton Burnell, served in the wars of Edward III, and was summoned to Parliament as a baron.
Notes / Sources
Some sources use the forms Burnel, Burnell, and de Handlo for this inheritance.
Research sources:
- R. C. Purton, “The Manor of Acton Burnell,” Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions, 3rd series, vol. 47 (1933), p. 51; “Sir Nicholas Burnell of Acton Burnell, Shropshire,” Transactions of the Monumental Brass Society, vol. 18. — https://shropshirearchaeologyhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/shropshire-transactions-vol.-47-part-1.pdf
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