Robert de Ferrers III, Earl of Derby
Dates: c.1239-1279
Biography
Robert de Ferrers III was the last de Ferrers earl of Derby. In 1263 he issued a borough charter to the burgesses of Agardsley, creating or formalising Newborough within the manor.
Notes / Sources
The accessible sources support the 1263 manor link but do not give a separate dated conveyance instrument for the manor itself.
Research sources:
- Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516, Staffordshire, entry for Newborough; Staffordshire County Council, Newborough Extensive Urban Survey, sections 2.4.1.2 and 2.4.1.3. — https://archives.history.ac.uk/gazetteer/staffs.html
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