Sir Giles Strangways, Knight, Member of Parliament, commissioner involved in the surrender of Abbotsbury Abbey
Dates: c.1486-1546
Biography
Dorset landowner and Tudor politician of Melbury Sampford. He was involved in the Dissolution administration at Abbotsbury and acquired the former abbey estate and manor from the Crown after the surrender.
Notes / Sources
The manor connection is directly supported by the Dorset estate history; the biographical details are corroborative.
Research sources:
- Dorset Historic Towns Survey: Abbotsbury, Part 5.3 and 5.4, Post-medieval and Modern Abbotsbury; Dorset Heritage Explorer, The Manor House, Church Street, Abbotsbury, record MDO14035. — https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/documents/35024/307132/Abbotsbury_Part_5.3_and_5.4_Post-medieval_and_modern_February_2011.pdf/99d30ed3-8345-71d7-5546-a245279e66bf
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Strangways_(died_1546)
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