Historical names: Aldirton (Manor) | Aldrington (Manor) | Aldritone (Manor)
Location: Alderton, Gloucestershire
Places / associated places: Alderton, Gloucestershire
Listed in Domesday Book: Yes
Location & Extent
GPS Location & Recorded Land Areas
Representative GPS point: 51.9991, -2.0017
Identity: confirmed — The registry location and associated place identify the Gloucestershire Alderton, whose medieval and early-modern forms include Aldritone, Aldrington and Aldirton. The National Archives manorial-document references are consistent with a distinct Alderton manor. It should not be confused with Dixton Manor, another manor in the same historical parish; historical evidence describes Alderton and Dixton as separate manors, although they were often recorded together and later shared the parish designation 'Alderton with Dixton'.
Representative point: 51.9991, -2.0017
Basis: documented_manor_house — Manor Farmhouse, 24 Beckford Road, is a surviving historic manor-house/farmhouse site in Alderton. Historic England describes it as a reputed medieval hall with a probable 16th-century cross wing, and local historical research identifies the Manor Farm site as the site of Alderton's medieval manor house and later mansion.
Point confidence: high
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period:
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: The sources establish the manor-house site and indicate that Alderton Manor had open-field, pasture, meadow and other manorial lands in and around Alderton. However, no reliable source located during this research supplies a defensible mapped perimeter for the historical manorial extent. The 1,750-acre figure reported for the later parish including Dixton is an administrative/parish-area figure and cannot safely be substituted for the manor boundary.
Sources:
- The National Archives: Alderton Manor authority record F240551: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F240551 — Registry authority/reference for the exact manor record.
- The National Archives: Alderton manor court roll, 1314-1335, SC 2/175/2: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N14282309 — Early manorial court-roll reference associated with the Alderton manor record.
- The National Archives: Alderton manor rentals, 1509-1547, SC 12/7/70: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N14352300 — Rental reference demonstrating the survival of Alderton manorial estate records.
- Historic England: Manor Farmhouse, 24 Beckford Road, Alderton, list entry 1091728: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1091728 — Provides the documented location at National Grid Reference SO9997633401 and describes the building as a reputed medieval hall with probable 16th-century fabric.
- The Manor at Alderton: Grafton Estate historical account: https://www.mkheritage.org.uk/grafton/Alderton/Alderton%20Manor.html — Identifies the Alderton manor-house site in the north-west corner of the village, on the site of the medieval manor, and describes associated manorial arable, furlong and meadow lands.
- History of Alderton, Gloucestershire: https://www.aldertonvillage.co.uk/history-of-alderton.html — Confirms the Gloucestershire location, historical name Aldritone, and the distinction between Alderton village and Dixton, where the lord of the manor was based.
- Victoria County History: Gloucestershire volume and parish index: https://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/vch/gloucestershire.shtml — Identifies the authoritative VCH treatment 'Alderton with Dixton' in Volume 6, the principal scholarly reference for the parish's manorial history.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- No historically documented polygon or sufficiently explicit boundary description was located; do not inject a territorial polygon.
- The representative coordinate is derived from the Historic England NGR SO9997633401 and is appropriate for the manor-house/site location, not as a boundary centroid.
- Dixton Manor is a separate manor in the same historical parish and should not be substituted for Alderton Manor.
About the Manor
Alderton Manor was a medieval manor in Alderton parish, Gloucestershire, historically associated with the adjoining manor of Dixton and often documented within the combined Alderton-and-Dixton estate. The estate comprised land in Alderton and Dixton and was held after the Norman Conquest of the Crown, apparently through the honour of Gloucester. In the early fifteenth century Dixton was said to be held as of the earl's manor of Tewkesbury; a 1505 description distinguished the two manors, with Dixton held in chief and Alderton held of Barton by Tewkesbury, but a 1519 judicial decision held that both were held as of Tewkesbury manor. The principal surviving manorial residence is Dixton Manor, a substantial stone house rebuilt or extended by John Higford in 1555. The historical lordship should not be confused with the later ownership of the manor house alone: in the early nineteenth century the estate was divided and sold, while later records separately describe ownership of Dixton Manor and its surrounding land.
Ownership / Holder Account
The earliest securely described estate comprised 12 hides in Alderton and Dixton, held before the Conquest by Dunning and an unnamed thegn and after the Conquest of the king by Humphrey. The estate appears to have become the manor of Dixton, while the medieval sources also record Alderton as a separate but closely associated manor. Richard of Dixton held the relevant knight's fees in 1202 and 1211, and William of Dixton and his successors held the manor during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. John Dixton held the manor at his death in 1410; his widow Margaret held jointly with him and their son Thomas was a minor heir who died in 1413. The inheritance then descended through Thomas's sisters, including Maud, whose rights were represented by John Higford in 1438. The manor thereafter belonged to the Higford family until the death of Henry Higford in 1795. After Henry's death it passed to descendants of his brother James Higford, including John Parsons of Dixton and members of the Davis family of Chepstow. In the early nineteenth century the estate was divided and sold. Samuel Gist had acquired more than 500 acres in Dixton and the manor house and was lord of the manor in 1807. The lordship and estate interests subsequently passed through Samuel Gist Gist and his nephew Samuel Gist, with H. W. Gist described as lord of the manor in the early twentieth century. A 1911 sale separated Dixton Manor and land around the house from much of the farm land. Later purchases of the house, including those by Colonel C. H. Leveson, Mrs Wallace and Sir Charles Hambro, should not automatically be treated as conveyances of the historical lordship unless a source expressly says so.
Records & References
Sources and references mentioning this manor/title which are not necessarily conveyances or transfers.
6 records found · showing 1–6.
1715-1790: court book
Held by: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
1635-1635: court roll (1 membrane)
Held by: Gloucestershire Archives
1546-1549: court rolls, with other manors (13 membranes)
Held by: The National Archives
1545-1547: court rolls,with other manors (4 membranes)
Held by: The National Archives
1509-1547: rentals, with other manors (32 membranes)
Held by: The National Archives
1314-1335: court roll (1 membrane)
Held by: The National Archives
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: Humphrey
Present holder:
Recorded title journey: 30 holder entries in this manor's saved Conveyance & Descent history.
No recorded holder currently has a usable saved direct-blood or collateral-blood relationship path from which to calculate proximity percentages.
First recorded holder → present holder
A usable saved blood relationship path between the first recorded holder and the present holder has not yet been recorded, so that first-to-present genealogical distance cannot be calculated.
Humphrey
Transfer: Held after the Conquest of the king; the precise grant or transfer is not identified in the source.
Shared holding: Post-Conquest royal tenant
Previous holder: Dunning and an unnamed thegn
The 12-hide estate in Alderton and Dixton was held before the Conquest by Dunning and an unnamed thegn and afterwards of the king by Humphrey. The source describes this estate as later becoming the manor of Dixton, closely associated with Alderton Manor.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
Richard of Dixton
Transfer: Recorded holding 2.5 knights' fees of the honour of Gloucester in 1202 and again in 1211; in 1221 the fees were conceded to William of Dixton and his heirs.
Shared holding: Dixton and Alderton estate
Co-holders: William of Dixton, John of Dixton
Previous holder: Unnamed earlier holders of the Dixton estate
Richard of Dixton is the first named medieval holder securely linked by the source to the estate. His holding was described in terms of knight's fees of the honour of Gloucester rather than as an independently described freehold title to every part of Alderton Manor.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
William of Dixton
Transfer: The 2.5 knights' fees were conceded to William of Dixton and his heirs in 1221 by Robert son of Hugh of Dixton. William was recorded holding the manor in 1261 and 1263.
Shared holding: Dixton and Alderton estate
Co-holders: Richard of Dixton, John of Dixton
Previous holder: Richard of Dixton
The 1221 concession is the clearest recorded transfer from Richard of Dixton to William of Dixton and his heirs. William also exercised the advowson of Alderton in 1283 and was dead by 1296, but the source's direct holding dates are 1261 and 1263.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
William of Dixton
Transfer: Succeeded the preceding William of Dixton; the precise legal mechanism is not stated. He was recorded holding in 1303 and 1307 and was dead by 1316.
Shared holding: Dixton and Alderton estate
Co-holders: Richard of Dixton, John of Dixton
Previous holder: William of Dixton
The source records a second William of Dixton after the death of the earlier William. The identity of the relationship between the two men is not established beyond the succession in the manorial record.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
John of Dixton
Transfer: Held the manor by 1316 after the death of William of Dixton; he died between 1327 and 1337.
Shared holding: Dixton and Alderton estate
Co-holders: Richard of Dixton, William of Dixton
Previous holder: William of Dixton
John of Dixton is expressly described as lord of Dixton in 1316. His exact relationship to the preceding William is not supplied.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
William of Dixton
Transfer: Succeeded John of Dixton; he held the manor in 1346 and was dead by 1347.
Shared holding: Dixton and Alderton estate
Co-holders: Richard of Dixton, John of Dixton
Previous holder: John of Dixton
A third William of Dixton is recorded as holding the manor in 1346. The source does not specify the precise family or legal relationship to the preceding John.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
John of Dixton
Transfer: Held the manor after the death of William of Dixton and was dead by 1387. He was patron of Alderton rectory in 1379.
Shared holding: Dixton and Alderton estate
Co-holders: Richard of Dixton, William of Dixton
Previous holder: William of Dixton
This John of Dixton is directly connected with the estate by the record of his patronage of Alderton rectory in 1379 and by the statement that he held the manor after the 1347 succession.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
Transfer: Held the manor at his death in 1410; his widow Margaret held jointly with him and died in 1412.
Holding arrangement: Joint
Shared holding: John Dixton and Margaret Dixton
Co-holder: Margaret Dixton
Previous holder: Serlio of Dixton
John Dixton was holding the manor at his death in 1410. His wife Margaret held jointly with him, so the entry records the joint interest rather than treating Margaret merely as a spouse or successor without evidence.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
Transfer: Joint holder with her husband John Dixton; she died in 1412. Their son Thomas inherited as a minor after John's death.
Holding arrangement: Joint
Shared holding: John Dixton and Margaret Dixton
Co-holder: John Dixton
Previous holder: John Dixton
Margaret's status is explicitly described as joint holding with John Dixton. This is not treated as a mere dower or tenancy interest.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
Thomas Dixton
Transfer: Inherited as the son and heir of John and Margaret Dixton; he was a minor and died in 1413.
Shared holding: Dixton inheritance
Previous holder: John Dixton and Margaret Dixton
Thomas Dixton is expressly identified as the son and heir of John and Margaret Dixton. His death in 1413 caused the inheritance to pass to his sisters Elizabeth, Maud and Margery.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
Elizabeth Harwell, Maud Harwell and Margery Harwell
Transfer: Inherited as the sisters and heirs of Thomas Dixton. Maud and Margery married Richard Harwell and William Harwell respectively between 1419 and 1422.
Holding arrangement: Share — Inherited shares as co-heirs; exact fractional shares not stated
Shared holding: Sisters and co-heirs of Thomas Dixton
Previous holder: Thomas Dixton
The source identifies Thomas's sisters Elizabeth, Maud and Margery as his heirs. It does not state the exact fractional allocation or whether all three continued to hold every part of the manor throughout the period.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
Transfer: Acquired or represented the Dixton inheritance through his wife Maud; in 1438 he exercised the advowson of Alderton in her right, and the manor subsequently belonged to the Higford family.
Holding arrangement: Other
Shared holding: Higford succession through Maud
Previous holder: Maud Harwell and the other heirs of Thomas Dixton
The 1438 evidence directly links John Higford to the Alderton-and-Dixton estate through his wife Maud. The source says the manor afterwards belonged to the Higfords, but does not provide a precise conveyance instrument or exact date for the change from the Harwell co-heirs.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
Thomas Higford
Transfer: Held the manor in 1505 and was followed in succession by his sons John, Anthony and William; the precise inheritance instrument is not identified.
Shared holding: Higford family
Co-holders: John Higford, Anthony Higford, William Higford, Sir John Higford, James Higford, Henry Higford
Previous holder: Earlier Higford holders
The source states that another Thomas Higford died holding the manor in 1505. The earlier part of the pedigree is qualified in the source, so this entry begins with the direct 1505 holding evidence.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
John Higford
Transfer: Succeeded his father Thomas Higford in the Higford succession and died in 1509.
Shared holding: Higford family
Co-holders: Thomas Higford, Anthony Higford, William Higford, Sir John Higford, James Higford, Henry Higford
Previous holder: Thomas Higford
John Higford is one of the three sons identified by the source as inheriting the manor in turn after Thomas Higford's death in 1505.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
Anthony Higford
Transfer: Succeeded his brother John Higford and died in 1513.
Shared holding: Higford family
Co-holders: Thomas Higford, John Higford, William Higford, Sir John Higford, James Higford, Henry Higford
Previous holder: John Higford
Anthony Higford is expressly included in the source's sequence of three sons who inherited the manor in turn.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
William Higford
Transfer: Succeeded his brother Anthony Higford; he was the only one of the three brothers to survive his nonage and was succeeded in 1545 by his son John.
Shared holding: Higford family
Co-holders: Thomas Higford, John Higford, Anthony Higford, Sir John Higford, James Higford, Henry Higford
Previous holder: Anthony Higford
William Higford is directly placed in the manorial succession by the source, which states that he survived his brothers and was followed by his son John in 1545.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
Transfer: Inherited the manor from his father William Higford in 1545. He rebuilt or extended Dixton Manor, including the 1555 porch, and was knighted by Elizabeth I in 1592.
Shared holding: Higford family
Co-holders: Thomas Higford, John Higford, Anthony Higford, William Higford, James Higford, Henry Higford
Previous holder: William Higford
John Higford is directly linked to the manor by the 1545 succession and by the rebuilding of Dixton Manor in 1555. The surviving house bears the inscription 'Joanes Huggeford' and the date 1555. He died in 1607 and was succeeded by his son John.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197; Historic England, Dixton Manor, list entry 1091732. — source link
John Higford
Transfer: Succeeded his father Sir John Higford and died in 1612.
Shared holding: Higford family
Co-holders: Thomas Higford, Anthony Higford, William Higford, Sir John Higford, James Higford, Henry Higford
Previous holder: Sir John Higford, Knight, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
The source identifies this John Higford as the son and heir of Sir John Higford and records his death in 1612.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
William Higford
Transfer: Succeeded his father John Higford and held the manor until his death in 1657.
Shared holding: Higford family
Co-holders: Thomas Higford, John Higford, Anthony Higford, Sir John Higford, James Higford, Henry Higford
Previous holder: John Higford
William Higford is identified as the successor of John Higford and as the father or grandfather of the later Higford holders. He was the author of Institutions, or Advice to his Grandson.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
John Higford
Transfer: Succeeded his grandfather William Higford in 1657 and held the lordship until his death in 1703.
Shared holding: Higford family
Co-holders: Thomas Higford, Anthony Higford, William Higford, Sir John Higford, James Higford, Henry Higford
Previous holder: William Higford
The source expressly states that John Higford, grandson of William Higford, succeeded to the lordship in 1657 and died in 1703.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197; Gloucestershire History, 'The Dixton Manor paintings', reprinted from Gloucestershire History no. 6. — source link
James Higford
Transfer: Apparently succeeded his father John Higford as one of the sons who held the manor in turn; described in 1712 as the present proprietor of Dixton.
Shared holding: Higford family
Co-holders: Thomas Higford, John Higford, Anthony Higford, William Higford, Sir John Higford, Henry Higford
Previous holder: John Higford
The source says that after John Higford's death in 1703 the manor passed apparently to three sons in turn, naming James first. Sir Robert Atkyns described James as the present proprietor of Dixton in 1712, though the source cautions that 'proprietor' may have meant occupier in that context.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197; Gloucestershire History, 'The Dixton Manor paintings', reprinted from Gloucestershire History no. 6. — source link
Henry Higford, Rector of Alderton
Transfer: Apparently followed James Higford in the sequence of brothers holding the manor; he presented to Alderton rectory in 1717.
Shared holding: Higford family
Co-holders: Thomas Higford, John Higford, Anthony Higford, William Higford, Sir John Higford, James Higford
Previous holder: James Higford
Henry Higford is named by the source as one of the sons through whom the manor apparently passed after 1703. His direct connection is reinforced by his presentation to Alderton rectory in 1717.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197; Gloucestershire History, 'The Dixton Manor paintings', reprinted from Gloucestershire History no. 6. — source link
William Higford
Transfer: Apparently succeeded his brothers James and Henry in the post-1703 Higford succession. He died in 1733 and was succeeded by his son William.
Shared holding: Higford family
Co-holders: Thomas Higford, John Higford, Anthony Higford, Sir John Higford, James Higford, Henry Higford
Previous holder: Henry Higford, Rector of Alderton
William Higford is identified by the source as the final brother in the apparent sequence after 1703. He was living at Ashton-under-Hill and died in 1733.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197; Gloucestershire History, 'The Dixton Manor paintings', reprinted from Gloucestershire History no. 6. — source link
William Higford
Transfer: Succeeded his father William Higford in 1733 and was succeeded in 1770 by his half-brother Henry.
Shared holding: Higford family
Co-holders: Thomas Higford, John Higford, Anthony Higford, Sir John Higford, James Higford, Henry Higford
Previous holder: William Higford
The source distinguishes this younger William Higford from his father and records his succession in 1733 and replacement by his half-brother Henry in 1770.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197. — source link
Henry Higford, Rector of Alderton
Transfer: Succeeded his half-brother William Higford in 1770. He died without children in 1795, ending the male-line Higford tenure.
Shared holding: Higford family
Co-holders: Thomas Higford, John Higford, Anthony Higford, William Higford, Sir John Higford, James Higford
Previous holder: William Higford
Henry Higford was rector of Alderton and the last Higford in the male line to hold the manor. On his death without children in 1795, the manor passed to descendants of his brother James Higford.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197; Kelly's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1897, entry for Alderton. — source link
John Parsons of Dixton and members of the Davis family of Chepstow
Transfer: Inherited after the death of Henry Higford through descendants of his brother James Higford, namely James's daughter Agnes's son John Parsons of Dixton and descendants of James's daughter Anne in the Davis family of Chepstow.
Holding arrangement: Share — Inherited interests divided among descendants; exact shares not stated
Shared holding: Descendants of James Higford
Previous holder: Henry Higford, Rector of Alderton
The source explicitly identifies these descendants as the persons to whom the manor passed after Henry Higford's death. It does not give the exact fractional shares or a single consolidated conveyance. The estate was split up and sold in the early nineteenth century.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
Samuel Gist, Lord of the manor
Transfer: Acquired more than 500 acres in Dixton and the manor house during the early-nineteenth-century break-up and sale of the estate; described as lord of the manor in 1807.
Shared holding: Gist family
Co-holders: Samuel Gist Gist, H. W. Gist
Previous holder: John Parsons of Dixton and members of the Davis family of Chepstow
The source directly identifies Samuel Gist as lord of the manor in 1807 and records his acquisition of substantial Dixton land and the manor house. Because the estate had been divided and sold, the source does not establish that every former parcel of Alderton Manor passed to him.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197; Kelly's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1897, historical note on the later Gist lordship. — source link
Samuel Gist Gist
Transfer: Succeeded his predecessor Samuel Gist, described as his father or uncle's predecessor in the Gist succession; he died in 1845 and was followed by his son Samuel Gist.
Shared holding: Gist family
Co-holders: Samuel Gist, H. W. Gist
Previous holder: Samuel Gist, Lord of the manor
The source states that Samuel Gist Gist succeeded Samuel Gist and died in 1845. It then identifies his son Samuel Gist as the successor.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
Samuel Gist, Lord of the manor
Transfer: Succeeded his father Samuel Gist Gist in 1845. He was described as being of unsound mind in 1883 and 1898.
Shared holding: Gist family
Co-holders: Samuel Gist Gist, H. W. Gist
Previous holder: Samuel Gist Gist
Samuel Gist is identified in the historical account as the successor to Samuel Gist Gist and is also recorded by Kelly's Directory of Gloucestershire in 1897 as lord of the manor.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197; Kelly's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1897, entry for Alderton. — source link
H. W. Gist, Lord of the manor
Transfer: Succeeded or represented the Gist manorial interest; he was described as lord of the manor in the early twentieth century. The precise transfer from Samuel Gist is not stated.
Shared holding: Gist family
Co-holders: Samuel Gist, Samuel Gist Gist
Previous holder: Samuel Gist, Lord of the manor
The source says that H. W. Gist, described as Samuel Gist's nephew, was called lord of the manor in the early twentieth century. In 1911 Dixton Manor and the land around the house were sold to the lessee, Colonel C. H. Leveson, while most farm land was severed. The source does not establish that this sale transferred the complete historical lordship.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Gloucester, volume 6, 'Parishes: Alderton with Dixton', pp. 189-197, as reproduced in the historical account of Dixton Manor. — source link
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