The Crown, Royal lord of the Wigmore estate
Dates: Estate-level control after 1425 and before the Elizabethan grant; exact dates for Adforton not established
Biography
The Crown acquired control of the Wigmore estate after the Mortimer succession failed in 1425, before granting the property during the reign of Elizabeth I.
Notes / Sources
This is an estate-level conclusion and should not be treated as proof of a separately documented Crown conveyance of Adforton.
Research sources:
- Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, Wigmore Fairs 1669-1710, historical summary of the Wigmore Castle estate and its descent after 1425. — https://www.woolhopeclub.org.uk/system/files/documents/transaction/woolhope-club-transactions-volume-l-2002-part-iii.pdf
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