The Mortimer lords of Wigmore, later earls of March in the senior Mortimer line
Dates: From the eleventh century until 1425 in the principal Wigmore estate descent
Biography
The Mortimers were a major marcher dynasty whose principal Herefordshire seat was Wigmore Castle and whose lordship included extensive estates around Wigmore and Leintwardine.
Notes / Sources
This entry represents an estate-level continuity rather than a complete list of individual Adforton conveyances.
Research sources:
- Herefordshire Through Time, Adforton possible motte; Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, Herefordshire News Sheet no. 60, discussion of Adforton as a Mortimer demesne manor; Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, Wigmore Fairs 1669-1710, historical summary of the Wigmore estate. — https://htt.herefordshire.gov.uk/herefordshires-past/the-medieval-period/castles/gazetteer-of-herefordshire-castles/parishes-a/
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Mortimer
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