The king or Crown, King of England, lord paramount of the royal holding
Dates: Royal lordship documented in 1086; later duration uncertain
Biography
The Crown was the superior lord associated with the Bletchingdon holding known as Adderbury's Manor in the Domesday and early medieval evidence.
Notes / Sources
This represents royal lordship or overlordship rather than a claim that the Crown directly occupied every stage of the manor's subsequent history.
Research sources:
- John Moore Heritage Services, Heritage (Archaeological) Impact Assessment: Bletchingdon Park, Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, discussion of Adderbury's Manor, the king's officials, and its 12th-century serjeantry, citing Victoria County History of Oxfordshire, volume 6, pages 56-71. — https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/Document/Download?fileName=9407707.pdf&imageId=35&isPlan=False&module=PLA&planId=1260055&recordNumber=60752
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