Sir William Lygon, Member of Parliament for Worcestershire, owner of the Madresfield estate and Acton Beauchamp property
Dates: 1568-1608
Biography
Sir William Lygon was a Worcestershire landowner and politician who inherited the Madresfield estates. Financial pressures led him to sell substantial property, including most of the Acton Beauchamp estate in 1602.
Notes / Sources
Research sources:
- C. W. M. Pratt, 'An Interpretation of a Tudor Manorial Survey of Acton Beauchamp,' Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, volume 50, 2001, pp. 185 and 219-220; Madresfield Calendar Rolls, Kingsford 708, for the 12 June 1598 legal document. — https://www.woolhopeclub.org.uk/system/files/documents/transaction/woolhope-club-transactions-volume-l-2001-part-ii.pdf
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