Sir Baldwin Leighton, Baronet, lord of Alberbury Manor, principal landowner, owner of Loton Park
Dates: Nineteenth-century holder; exact dates of Alberbury lordship not established
Biography
Sir Baldwin Leighton was a member of the long-established Shropshire Leighton family associated with Loton Park near Alberbury. Contemporary directories identify him as lord of Alberbury Manor and principal landowner.
Notes / Sources
The directory evidence is direct for the nineteenth-century lordship but does not prove that the entire surrounding parish or every neighbouring township belonged to Alberbury Manor.
Research sources:
- Kelly's Directory of Shropshire, 1895, entry for Alberbury; Edward Cassey and Co., History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire, 1871, entry for Alberbury township. — https://forebears.io/england/shropshire/alberbury
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Baldwin_Leighton,_6th_Baronet
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