Richard de Aldford, Holder of the fee of Aldford under the Earl of Chester
Dates: Active in the reign of King John, 1199-1216
Biography
Medieval lord associated with Aldford and its castle. The available account places him as holder of the fee under the Earl of Chester during the reign of King John.
Notes / Sources
The source describes the fee rather than using a fully explicit modern distinction between fee and manor.
Research sources:
- Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford, summarising George Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, 2nd ed., vol. II, pp. 754-760. — https://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/aldford.html
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