The Crown, Royal owner or custodian, Honour of Grafton annexation
Dates: 1539-1542 in the reported Alderton sequence
Biography
The Crown acquired or held Alderton before its annexation to the Honour of Grafton in 1542.
Notes / Sources
This is an institutional holder; the underlying legal route into Crown hands remains unresolved.
Research sources:
- Dorothy Macmillan, 'Our County Villages No. 46: Alderton', Northampton County Magazine, November 1932; Grafton Estate, 'Alderton History'; Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN1808. — https://www.mkheritage.org.uk/grafton/Alderton/Alderton%20History.html
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