Robert Bertie, Earl of Lindsey, Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Dates: 1582–1642
Biography
Robert Bertie was a leading Lincolnshire nobleman and Royalist who held the Willoughby estates, including the Well interest, during the period of the English Civil War.
Notes / Sources
The evidence links the Willoughby interest and the Earl of Lindsey to the estate; the exact legal ownership structure immediately before sale is not fully detailed.
Research sources:
- English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest, Well Hall, Alford, Register entry GD1990, historic development section; Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue containing the discussion of the Alford Fight and the manor of Alford-Well. — https://www.parksandgardens.org/places/well-hall-alford
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