MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ABINGTON MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=abington-manor Exported: 15 October 2026, 11:20 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 28 Location: Abington, Northamptonshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Alwin the hunter | 1066 - 1086 Transfer: Held in the time of Edward the Confessor; by 1086 the holding was in Richard's hands. Holding arrangement: Whole Domesday lordship as recorded for Abington Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alwin-the-hunter-14623 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Richard the artificer, Tenant-in-chief and lord of Abington in Domesday Book | 1086 Transfer: Recorded in Domesday Book as tenant-in-chief and lord of Abington; the transfer from Alwin is the Norman Conquest change recorded by Domesday and no more precise conveyance is supplied. Holding arrangement: Whole Domesday holding recorded at Abington Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-the-artificer-14624 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Humphrey de Bassingburne, Holder of the Abington holding according to the cited county-history account | reign of Henry II - 13th century Transfer: The Abington holding is stated in a later county history to have been certified to Humphrey de Bassingburne in the reign of Henry II and to have descended in his family. Holding arrangement: Whole manor or principal four-hide holding, as described by the later source / Bassingburne family / Co-holders: Nicholas de Bassingburne, Alice, formerly wife of Giles de Bassingburne Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=humphrey-de-bassingburne-14625 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Nicholas de Bassingburne | 13th century - before 1369 Transfer: Succeeded within the Bassingburne family; the precise date and instrument are not stated. Holding arrangement: Whole manor or principal holding / Bassingburne family / Co-holders: Humphrey de Bassingburne, Alice, formerly wife of Giles de Bassingburne Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-de-bassingburne-14626 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Alice, formerly wife of Giles de Bassingburne | before 1369 - 1369 Transfer: Held the Bassingburne interest before the manor passed to Robert de Colville after her death or the termination of her interest in 1369. Holding arrangement: Whole manor or principal holding, according to the county-history account / Bassingburne family / Co-holders: Humphrey de Bassingburne, Nicholas de Bassingburne Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alice-formerly-wife-of-giles-de-bassingburne-14627 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Robert de Colville, Lord Colville in the cited genealogical account | 1369 - 1370 Transfer: The manor passed from the Bassingburne interest to Robert de Colville; Robert died without issue and his estates then devolved on his coheirs. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Colville family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-colville-14628 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Ralph Basset of Sapcote and Sir John Gernon, Coheirs of Robert de Colville, Sir John Gernon is identified as the holder of the relevant Abington interest after partition | 1369 - 1386 Transfer: Succeeded Robert de Colville as his identified heirs; the holding was divided or otherwise settled between the coheirs, with Abington later specifically associated with Sir John Gernon. Holding arrangement: Joint / Coheir interests; exact shares are not stated in the source used / Colville coheirs Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ralph-basset-of-sapcote-and-sir-john-gernon-14629 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Sir Robert de Swynburn, William Ashby and other purchasers, Purchasers of Abington manor and advowson in the cited account | 1386 Transfer: Purchased the manor and advowson of Abington without the King's licence, according to the account of the ninth year of Richard II. Holding arrangement: Joint / Joint purchaser interests; individual shares are not stated / 1386 purchasers Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-robert-de-swynburn-william-ashby-and-other-purchasers-14630 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Sir Nicholas Lyllyng, holder of Abington manor | late 14th century or early 15th century - 1419 Transfer: The manor later passed to Sir Nicholas Lyllyng; the exact conveyance from the 1386 purchasers is not established in the consulted sources. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Lyllyng family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-nicholas-lyllyng-14631 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Robert Bernard, Holder of Abington through marriage to Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas Lyllyng | circa 1415 - before 1464 Transfer: Acquired or became entitled to Abington through his marriage to Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas Lyllyng. Holding arrangement: Whole manor, held in right of his wife or through the marriage settlement / Bernard family / Co-holders: Thomas Bernard, John Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-bernard-14632 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. Thomas Bernard, Holder of Abington manor | before 1464 - 1464 Transfer: Succeeded to the Bernard interest in Abington; the exact instrument is not stated. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Bernard family / Co-holders: Robert Bernard, John Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-bernard-14633 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. John Bernard, Holder of Abington manor | 1464 - 1485 Transfer: Succeeded Thomas Bernard in the Bernard descent of Abington. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Bernard family / Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bernard-14637 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. Margaret Bernard, Widow and interim holder or life-interest holder in the Abington descent | 1485 - 1496 Transfer: Held the Bernard interest as widow after John Bernard's death until the succession of her son John Bernard. Holding arrangement: Trust / Widow's or life interest; exact legal extent is not stated / Bernard family / Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, John Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=margaret-bernard-14635 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. John Bernard, Holder of Abington manor | 1496 - 1508 Transfer: Inherited the Abington house and manor interest in 1496 from the preceding Bernard generation. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Bernard family / Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bernard-14637 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. John Bernard, Holder of Abington manor | 1508 - circa 1550 Transfer: Succeeded his father or predecessor John Bernard in the Bernard descent of Abington. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Bernard family / Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bernard-14637 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. Francis Bernard, Holder of Abington manor | circa 1550 - 1602 Transfer: Succeeded John Bernard in the Bernard descent of Abington. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Bernard family / Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, John Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bernard-14638 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. Baldwin Bernard, Holder of Abington manor | 1602 - 1610 Transfer: Succeeded Francis Bernard in the Bernard descent of Abington. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Bernard family / Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, John Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Sir John Bernard Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=baldwin-bernard-14639 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 18. Sir John Bernard, lord of Abington manor, briefly Member of Parliament | 1610 - 1669 Transfer: Sold and conveyed Abington Manor and estate to William Thursby in 1669. Holding arrangement: Whole manor and estate, subject to the terms of the 1669 conveyance / Bernard family / Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, John Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-bernard-14640 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 19. William Thursby, Esquire, purchaser and holder of Abington Manor | 1669 - 1701 Transfer: Purchased Abington Manor from Sir John Bernard in 1669; the conveyance was made with associated trustees and included the manor estate. Holding arrangement: Whole manor and estate / Thursby family / Co-holders: Richard Thursby, John Harvey Thursby Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-thursby-14641 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 20. Richard Thursby, Holder of Abington manor | 1701 - 1736 Transfer: Inherited Abington after the death of his uncle William Thursby, according to the published estate descent. Holding arrangement: Whole manor and estate / Thursby family / Co-holders: William Thursby, John Harvey Thursby Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-thursby-14642 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 21. John Harvey Thursby, Last Thursby holder of Abington manor | 1736 - 1764 Transfer: Succeeded Richard Thursby in 1736 as identified in the published Abington estate descent. Holding arrangement: Whole manor and estate / Thursby family / Co-holders: William Thursby, Richard Thursby Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 22. John Harvey Thursby, Last Thursby holder of Abington manor | 1764 - 1798 Transfer: Succeeded the earlier John Harvey Thursby in the published Abington estate descent. Holding arrangement: Whole manor and estate / Thursby family / Co-holders: William Thursby, Richard Thursby Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 23. John Harvey Thursby, Last Thursby holder of Abington manor | 1798 - 1838 Transfer: Succeeded the earlier John Harvey Thursby in the published Abington estate descent. Holding arrangement: Whole manor and estate / Thursby family / Co-holders: William Thursby, Richard Thursby Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 24. John Harvey Thursby, Last Thursby holder of Abington manor | 1838 - 1841 Transfer: Held Abington until selling the estate in 1841 to Lewis Loyd. Holding arrangement: Whole manor and estate / Thursby family / Co-holders: William Thursby, Richard Thursby Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 25. Lewis Loyd, Banker, purchaser of Abington Manor, London banker | 1841 - 1858 Transfer: Purchased Abington Manor and estate from John Harvey Thursby in 1841. Holding arrangement: Whole manor and estate / Loyd family / Co-holders: Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lewis-loyd-14647 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 26. Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone, banker and landowner, Banker, 1st Baron Overstone of Overstone and Fotheringay | 1858 - 1883 Transfer: Inherited or succeeded to Abington after the death of his father Lewis Loyd; the published estate descent places the formal inheritance around 1860. Holding arrangement: Whole manor and estate / Loyd family / Co-holders: Lewis Loyd Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=samuel-jones-loyd-1st-baron-overstone-14648 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 27. Harriet Sarah Loyd, later Lady Wantage, heiress of Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone | 1883 - 1892 or 1897 Transfer: Inherited the Abington estate as the only surviving child and heiress of Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone; subsequently transferred the manor house and part of the estate to Northampton Corporation. Holding arrangement: Whole estate before the documented partial gift; exact manorial rights are not specified / Loyd-Wantage family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=harriet-sarah-loyd-later-lady-wantage-14649 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 28. Northampton Corporation, Corporation of Northampton, municipal owner of Abington Manor House and public park | 1892 - 1897 Transfer: Received Abington Abbey and approximately 20 acres from Lady Wantage for a People's Park; the corporation also purchased additional adjoining land, and the public park opened in 1897. Holding arrangement: Other / Documented gift of the manor house and approximately 20 acres; not proven to include every residual manorial right or the whole historic manor / Municipal ownership Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=northampton-corporation-14650 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1066 - 1086 Alwin the hunter Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alwin-the-hunter-14623 Transfer: Held in the time of Edward the Confessor; by 1086 the holding was in Richard's hands. Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole Domesday lordship as recorded for Abington Narrative / explanation: The Domesday entry records Alwin the hunter as lord of Abington in 1066. This is a Domesday lordship reference and does not establish the later medieval legal continuity of the manor beyond the place and holding identified as Abington. Source citation: Open Domesday, Abington, Northamptonshire, summarising Domesday Book; Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN4260. Source URL: https://opendomesday.org/place/SP7761/abington/ Other parties: Alwin the hunter Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alwin-the-hunter-14623 Person dates: Active before 1066; recorded as lord in 1066 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1086 Richard the artificer, Tenant-in-chief and lord of Abington in Domesday Book Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-the-artificer-14624 Transfer: Recorded in Domesday Book as tenant-in-chief and lord of Abington; the transfer from Alwin is the Norman Conquest change recorded by Domesday and no more precise conveyance is supplied. Previous holder: Alwin the hunter Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole Domesday holding recorded at Abington Narrative / explanation: Domesday Book records four hides at Abington under Richard, with a mill and meadow. Modern Domesday analysis identifies him as Richard the artificer. This is direct evidence for the Domesday holding, but not evidence that the later medieval manor descended continuously from Richard without an undocumented interval. Source citation: Open Domesday, Abington, Northamptonshire, Phillimore reference Northamptonshire 59,3; Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN4260. Source URL: https://opendomesday.org/place/SP7761/abington/ Other parties: Richard the artificer Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alwin-the-hunter-14623 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-the-artificer-14624 Person dates: Recorded in 1086 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | reign of Henry II - 13th century Humphrey de Bassingburne, Holder of the Abington holding according to the cited county-history account Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=humphrey-de-bassingburne-14625 Transfer: The Abington holding is stated in a later county history to have been certified to Humphrey de Bassingburne in the reign of Henry II and to have descended in his family. Previous holder: Richard the artificer Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor or principal four-hide holding, as described by the later source Shared holding: Bassingburne family Narrative / explanation: The source gives a broad dynastic transition from the Domesday period to Humphrey de Bassingburne. The precise date and legal instrument are not stated, so the entry preserves the reign-level dating and should not be read as a fully documented conveyance from Richard. Source citation: Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, entry for Abington, 1848, reproducing the traditional county-history account of the manor's descent. Source URL: https://parishmouse.co.uk/northamptonshire/abington-northamptonshire-family-history-guide/ Other parties: Humphrey de Bassingburne Co-holders: Nicholas de Bassingburne, Alice, formerly wife of Giles de Bassingburne Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-the-artificer-14624 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=humphrey-de-bassingburne-14625 Person dates: Active in the reign of Henry II Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 13th century - before 1369 Nicholas de Bassingburne Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-de-bassingburne-14626 Transfer: Succeeded within the Bassingburne family; the precise date and instrument are not stated. Previous holder: Humphrey de Bassingburne Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor or principal holding Shared holding: Bassingburne family Narrative / explanation: The medieval genealogical account identifies Nicholas de Bassingburne as successor to Humphrey in the Bassingburne descent. Because the source does not give a precise Abington conveyance, this is recorded as a documented succession within the manor-holding family, not as an inferred inheritance from an unrelated pedigree. Source citation: The Historic Peerage of England, entry for Bassingbourne of Abington; Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, entry for Abington, 1848. Source URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/The_Historic_Peerage_of_England_%28IA_dli.granth.17308%29.pdf Other parties: Nicholas de Bassingburne Co-holders: Humphrey de Bassingburne, Alice, formerly wife of Giles de Bassingburne Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=humphrey-de-bassingburne-14625 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-de-bassingburne-14626 Person dates: 13th century; died before 1252 according to the cited peerage account Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | before 1369 - 1369 Alice, formerly wife of Giles de Bassingburne Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alice-formerly-wife-of-giles-de-bassingburne-14627 Transfer: Held the Bassingburne interest before the manor passed to Robert de Colville after her death or the termination of her interest in 1369. Previous holder: Bassingburne family Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor or principal holding, according to the county-history account Shared holding: Bassingburne family Narrative / explanation: The cited account states that the manor remained in the Bassingburne family until the death of Alice, formerly the wife of Giles de Bassingburne, in the forty-second year of Edward III, 1369. The exact nature of Alice's legal interest is not separately described. Source citation: Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, entry for Abington, 1848. Source URL: https://parishmouse.co.uk/northamptonshire/abington-northamptonshire-family-history-guide/ Other parties: Alice, formerly wife of Giles de Bassingburne Co-holders: Humphrey de Bassingburne, Nicholas de Bassingburne Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alice-formerly-wife-of-giles-de-bassingburne-14627 Person dates: Died or her relevant interest ended in 1369 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1369 - 1370 Robert de Colville, Lord Colville in the cited genealogical account Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-colville-14628 Transfer: The manor passed from the Bassingburne interest to Robert de Colville; Robert died without issue and his estates then devolved on his coheirs. Previous holder: Alice, formerly wife of Giles de Bassingburne Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Colville family Narrative / explanation: The county-history account states that after Alice's death in 1369 the manor passed to Robert de Colville. A related genealogical study identifies Robert as the minor heir of the Colville estate who died without issue in 1369, with Abington among the estates descending to his heirs. Source citation: Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, entry for Abington, 1848; Genealogical memoirs of the extinct family of Chester of Chicheley, discussion of the Colville estates and Abington. Source URL: https://parishmouse.co.uk/northamptonshire/abington-northamptonshire-family-history-guide/ Other parties: Robert de Colville Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alice-formerly-wife-of-giles-de-bassingburne-14627 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-colville-14628 Person dates: Died 1369 or 1370 according to the cited accounts Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1369 - 1386 Ralph Basset of Sapcote and Sir John Gernon, Coheirs of Robert de Colville, Sir John Gernon is identified as the holder of the relevant Abington interest after partition Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ralph-basset-of-sapcote-and-sir-john-gernon-14629 Transfer: Succeeded Robert de Colville as his identified heirs; the holding was divided or otherwise settled between the coheirs, with Abington later specifically associated with Sir John Gernon. Previous holder: Robert de Colville Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Coheir interests; exact shares are not stated in the source used Shared holding: Colville coheirs Narrative / explanation: The cited account states that Robert de Colville's heirs were Ralph Basset and Sir John Gernon. A related study says the Colville estates were partitioned and that Abington was allotted to Gernon, but the surviving summary does not provide the complete legal sequence or date of partition. The entry therefore records the coheir stage without assigning precise shares. Source citation: Genealogical memoirs of the extinct family of Chester of Chicheley, discussion of the Colville estates and partition of Abington; Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, entry for Abington, 1848. Source URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Genealogical_memoirs_of_the_extinct_family_of_Chester_of_Chicheley_their_ancestors_and_descendants_%28IA_genealogicalmemo01wate_0%29.pdf Other parties: Ralph Basset of Sapcote, Sir John Gernon Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-colville-14628 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ralph-basset-of-sapcote-and-sir-john-gernon-14629 Person dates: Active in the later 14th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | 1386 Sir Robert de Swynburn, William Ashby and other purchasers, Purchasers of Abington manor and advowson in the cited account Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-robert-de-swynburn-william-ashby-and-other-purchasers-14630 Transfer: Purchased the manor and advowson of Abington without the King's licence, according to the account of the ninth year of Richard II. Previous holder: Sir John Gernon and/or the Colville coheir interests Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Joint purchaser interests; individual shares are not stated Shared holding: 1386 purchasers Narrative / explanation: A county-history account records that in 1386 Sir Robert de Swynburn, William Ashby and others were fined for having purchased the manor and advowson of Abington, held of the Crown in chief of Sir John Gernon, without royal licence. The later disposition of their interests is not established by the source consulted. Source citation: Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, entry for Abington, 1848, citing the transaction in the ninth year of Richard II. Source URL: https://parishmouse.co.uk/northamptonshire/abington-northamptonshire-family-history-guide/ Other parties: Sir Robert de Swynburn, William Ashby, Other unnamed purchasers Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-robert-de-swynburn-william-ashby-and-other-purchasers-14630 Person dates: Recorded in 1386 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | late 14th century or early 15th century - 1419 Sir Nicholas Lyllyng, holder of Abington manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-nicholas-lyllyng-14631 Transfer: The manor later passed to Sir Nicholas Lyllyng; the exact conveyance from the 1386 purchasers is not established in the consulted sources. Previous holder: Sir Robert de Swynburn, William Ashby and other purchasers Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Lyllyng family Narrative / explanation: The county-history account places Sir Nicholas Lyllyng after the 1386 purchasers and before the Bernard acquisition. The transition is recorded as a documentary gap because no precise deed or other primary conveyance was located in the public sources consulted. Source citation: Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, entry for Abington, 1848; Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311, summarising the manor's early ownership. Source URL: https://parishmouse.co.uk/northamptonshire/abington-northamptonshire-family-history-guide/ Other parties: Sir Nicholas Lyllyng Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-robert-de-swynburn-william-ashby-and-other-purchasers-14630 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-nicholas-lyllyng-14631 Person dates: Died 1419 according to the cited descent account Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | circa 1415 - before 1464 Robert Bernard, Holder of Abington through marriage to Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas Lyllyng Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-bernard-14632 Transfer: Acquired or became entitled to Abington through his marriage to Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas Lyllyng. Previous holder: Sir Nicholas Lyllyng Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor, held in right of his wife or through the marriage settlement Shared holding: Bernard family Narrative / explanation: Published local histories state that the estate was obtained by Robert Bernard through his marriage to the heiress of Sir Nicholas Lyllyng in the reign of Henry V, and that the manor passed to the Bernard family in or about 1415. This is a manor-specific statement, but the underlying marriage settlement or conveyance was not located in the public sources consulted. Source citation: Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, entry for Abington, 1848; Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN4260, which dates the Bernard acquisition to 1415; Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Abington Park descent. Source URL: https://her.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Monument/MNN4260 Other parties: Robert Bernard, Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas Lyllyng Co-holders: Thomas Bernard, John Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-nicholas-lyllyng-14631 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-bernard-14632 Person dates: Active in the early 15th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | before 1464 - 1464 Thomas Bernard, Holder of Abington manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-bernard-14633 Transfer: Succeeded to the Bernard interest in Abington; the exact instrument is not stated. Previous holder: Robert Bernard and Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas Lyllyng Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Bernard family Narrative / explanation: The published descent of Abington identifies Thomas Bernard as the successor in the Bernard line and gives his death as 1464. The manor link is stated in the specific Abington descent, but no separate conveyance has been located. Source citation: Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Abington Park, Northamptonshire, descent of the estate; Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311. Source URL: https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2024/09/584-bernard-of-abington-and-brampton.html Other parties: Thomas Bernard Co-holders: Robert Bernard, John Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-bernard-14633 Person dates: Died 1464 according to the published descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | 1464 - 1485 John Bernard, Holder of Abington manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bernard-14637 Transfer: Succeeded Thomas Bernard in the Bernard descent of Abington. Previous holder: Thomas Bernard Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Bernard family Narrative / explanation: The published Abington estate descent places John Bernard after Thomas Bernard and before Margaret Bernard, with John Bernard's death dated 1485. The exact legal form of succession is not supplied. Source citation: Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Abington Park, Northamptonshire, descent of the estate; Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311. Source URL: https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2024/09/584-bernard-of-abington-and-brampton.html Other parties: John Bernard Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-bernard-14633 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bernard-14637 Person dates: Circa 1490 to circa 1550 according to the published descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1485 - 1496 Margaret Bernard, Widow and interim holder or life-interest holder in the Abington descent Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=margaret-bernard-14635 Transfer: Held the Bernard interest as widow after John Bernard's death until the succession of her son John Bernard. Previous holder: John Bernard Holding arrangement: trust Share / interest: Widow's or life interest; exact legal extent is not stated Shared holding: Bernard family Narrative / explanation: The published descent records Margaret Bernard as the intermediate holder between John Bernard, who died in 1485, and her son John Bernard, who inherited in 1496. Because the source describes her as a widow in the descent, this is recorded as an interest in the estate rather than an unequivocal fee-simple conveyance. Source citation: Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Abington Park, Northamptonshire, descent of the estate; Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311, noting that John Bernard inherited the house in 1496. Source URL: https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2024/09/584-abington-park-later-abbey-northamptonshire.html Other parties: Margaret Bernard Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, John Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bernard-14637 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=margaret-bernard-14635 Person dates: Relevant Abington interest from 1485 to 1496 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | 1496 - 1508 John Bernard, Holder of Abington manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bernard-14637 Transfer: Inherited the Abington house and manor interest in 1496 from the preceding Bernard generation. Previous holder: Margaret Bernard Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Bernard family Narrative / explanation: Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record states that the surviving late-medieval hall is attributable to John Bernard, who inherited the house in 1496. The published estate descent identifies the same John Bernard as holder until his death in 1508. Source citation: Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311, Abington Abbey; Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Abington Park descent. Source URL: https://her.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Monument/MNN32311/ Other parties: John Bernard Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=margaret-bernard-14635 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bernard-14637 Person dates: Circa 1490 to circa 1550 according to the published descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | 1508 - circa 1550 John Bernard, Holder of Abington manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bernard-14637 Transfer: Succeeded his father or predecessor John Bernard in the Bernard descent of Abington. Previous holder: John Bernard Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Bernard family Narrative / explanation: The published Abington descent places a second John Bernard after the John Bernard who died in 1508 and before Francis Bernard. The public source gives an approximate death date of 1550 and no separate conveyance. Source citation: Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Abington Park, Northamptonshire, descent of the estate. Source URL: https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2024/09/584-abington-park-later-abbey-northamptonshire.html Other parties: John Bernard Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bernard-14637 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bernard-14637 Person dates: Circa 1490 to circa 1550 according to the published descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | circa 1550 - 1602 Francis Bernard, Holder of Abington manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bernard-14638 Transfer: Succeeded John Bernard in the Bernard descent of Abington. Previous holder: John Bernard Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Bernard family Narrative / explanation: The published Abington descent places Francis Bernard after John Bernard and gives Francis's death as 1602. The precise transfer date and legal instrument are not stated. Source citation: Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Abington Park, Northamptonshire, descent of the estate. Source URL: https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2024/09/584-abington-park-later-abbey-northamptonshire.html Other parties: Francis Bernard Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, John Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Baldwin Bernard, Sir John Bernard Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bernard-14637 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bernard-14638 Person dates: Circa 1526 to 1602 according to the published descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | 1602 - 1610 Baldwin Bernard, Holder of Abington manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=baldwin-bernard-14639 Transfer: Succeeded Francis Bernard in the Bernard descent of Abington. Previous holder: Francis Bernard Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Bernard family Narrative / explanation: The published Abington descent places Baldwin Bernard after Francis Bernard and before Sir John Bernard. The exact conveyance is not stated. Source citation: Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Abington Park, Northamptonshire, descent of the estate. Source URL: https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2024/09/584-abington-park-later-abbey-northamptonshire.html Other parties: Baldwin Bernard Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, John Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Sir John Bernard Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bernard-14638 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=baldwin-bernard-14639 Person dates: Circa 1554 to 1610 according to the published descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 18 | 1610 - 1669 Sir John Bernard, lord of Abington manor, briefly Member of Parliament Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-bernard-14640 Transfer: Sold and conveyed Abington Manor and estate to William Thursby in 1669. Previous holder: Baldwin Bernard Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor and estate, subject to the terms of the 1669 conveyance Shared holding: Bernard family Narrative / explanation: Sir John Bernard was the last Bernard holder in the long Bernard descent. A Northamptonshire Record Society publication refers to the 1669 conveyance by Sir John Bernard, Dame Elizabeth his wife and other parties to trustees of William Thursby, with a covenant concerning Dame Elizabeth's dower. The sale price is given in local histories as £13,750. Source citation: Northamptonshire Record Society, Northamptonshire Past and Present, volume 1, number 6, discussion of the 1669 conveyance and Overstone archive deeds; Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311. Source URL: https://www.northamptonshirerecordsociety.org.uk/pdf/npp/volume-1/npp-v1-n6.pdf Other parties: Sir John Bernard Co-holders: Robert Bernard, Thomas Bernard, John Bernard, Margaret Bernard, Francis Bernard, Baldwin Bernard Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=baldwin-bernard-14639 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-bernard-14640 Person dates: 23 August 1604 to 5 March 1674 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 19 | 1669 - 1701 William Thursby, Esquire, purchaser and holder of Abington Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-thursby-14641 Transfer: Purchased Abington Manor from Sir John Bernard in 1669; the conveyance was made with associated trustees and included the manor estate. Previous holder: Sir John Bernard Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor and estate Shared holding: Thursby family Narrative / explanation: William Thursby acquired Abington Manor from Sir John Bernard in 1669. The Northamptonshire Record Society identifies the 1669 conveyance and the relevant Overstone archive deeds. William Thursby enlarged or rebuilt the manor house after the purchase and began the development of the private park. Source citation: Northamptonshire Record Society, Northamptonshire Past and Present, volume 1, number 6, discussion of the 1669 conveyance; Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311 and Monument MNN4260. Source URL: https://www.northamptonshirerecordsociety.org.uk/pdf/npp/volume-1/npp-v1-n6.pdf Other parties: William Thursby Co-holders: Richard Thursby, John Harvey Thursby Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-bernard-14640 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-thursby-14641 Person dates: Circa 1630 to 1701 according to the published descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 20 | 1701 - 1736 Richard Thursby, Holder of Abington manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-thursby-14642 Transfer: Inherited Abington after the death of his uncle William Thursby, according to the published estate descent. Previous holder: William Thursby Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor and estate Shared holding: Thursby family Narrative / explanation: The published descent identifies Richard Thursby as William Thursby's nephew and successor at Abington. The exact probate or settlement instrument was not located in the public sources consulted. Source citation: Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Abington Park, Northamptonshire, descent of the estate; Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311. Source URL: https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2024/09/584-abington-park-later-abbey-northamptonshire.html Other parties: Richard Thursby Co-holders: William Thursby, John Harvey Thursby Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-thursby-14641 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-thursby-14642 Person dates: Died 1736 according to the published descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 21 | 1736 - 1764 John Harvey Thursby, Last Thursby holder of Abington manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Transfer: Succeeded Richard Thursby in 1736 as identified in the published Abington estate descent. Previous holder: Richard Thursby Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor and estate Shared holding: Thursby family Narrative / explanation: John Harvey, later styled John Harvey Thursby, succeeded Richard Thursby in 1736. The manor house was extensively remodelled during this period, approximately 1738 to 1743, but the building works are not themselves evidence of the transfer. Source citation: Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311; Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Abington Park descent. Source URL: https://her.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Monument/MNN32311/ Other parties: John Harvey Thursby Co-holders: William Thursby, Richard Thursby Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-thursby-14642 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Person dates: 1793 to 1860 according to the published descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 22 | 1764 - 1798 John Harvey Thursby, Last Thursby holder of Abington manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Transfer: Succeeded the earlier John Harvey Thursby in the published Abington estate descent. Previous holder: John Harvey Thursby Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor and estate Shared holding: Thursby family Narrative / explanation: A second John Harvey Thursby is placed in the Abington descent between 1764 and 1798. The public source gives the family succession but no separate conveyance or settlement date. Source citation: Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Abington Park, Northamptonshire, descent of the estate; Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311. Source URL: https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2024/09/584-abington-park-later-abbey-northamptonshire.html Other parties: John Harvey Thursby Co-holders: William Thursby, Richard Thursby Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Person dates: 1793 to 1860 according to the published descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 23 | 1798 - 1838 John Harvey Thursby, Last Thursby holder of Abington manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Transfer: Succeeded the earlier John Harvey Thursby in the published Abington estate descent. Previous holder: John Harvey Thursby Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor and estate Shared holding: Thursby family Narrative / explanation: A third successive John Harvey Thursby is placed in the Abington descent from 1798 to 1838. The exact transfer instrument is not supplied in the public source. Source citation: Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Abington Park, Northamptonshire, descent of the estate. Source URL: https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2024/09/584-abington-park-later-abbey-northamptonshire.html Other parties: John Harvey Thursby Co-holders: William Thursby, Richard Thursby Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Person dates: 1793 to 1860 according to the published descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 24 | 1838 - 1841 John Harvey Thursby, Last Thursby holder of Abington manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Transfer: Held Abington until selling the estate in 1841 to Lewis Loyd. Previous holder: John Harvey Thursby Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor and estate Shared holding: Thursby family Narrative / explanation: The last John Harvey Thursby held Abington until the sale to Lewis Loyd in 1841. Contemporary and later local accounts connect the sale with the end of Thursby ownership and the acquisition of the property as an investment by Loyd. Source citation: Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311; Parks and Gardens, Abington Park history; The Bernards of Abington and Nether Winchendon, discussion of the 1841 sale. Source URL: https://her.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Monument/MNN32311/ Other parties: John Harvey Thursby Co-holders: William Thursby, Richard Thursby Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Person dates: 1793 to 1860 according to the published descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 25 | 1841 - 1858 Lewis Loyd, Banker, purchaser of Abington Manor, London banker Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lewis-loyd-14647 Transfer: Purchased Abington Manor and estate from John Harvey Thursby in 1841. Previous holder: John Harvey Thursby Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor and estate Shared holding: Loyd family Narrative / explanation: Lewis Loyd, a banker of Overstone, purchased Abington in 1841. The manor house was leased for use as a private asylum, including by Dr Thomas Pritchard, rather than serving as the Loyd family's principal residence. Source citation: Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311; Parks and Gardens, Abington Park history; The Bernards of Abington and Nether Winchendon, discussion of the 1841 sale. Source URL: https://her.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Monument/MNN32311/ Other parties: Lewis Loyd Co-holders: Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-harvey-thursby-14646 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lewis-loyd-14647 Person dates: 1767 to 1858 according to the published estate descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 26 | 1858 - 1883 Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone, banker and landowner, Banker, 1st Baron Overstone of Overstone and Fotheringay Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=samuel-jones-loyd-1st-baron-overstone-14648 Transfer: Inherited or succeeded to Abington after the death of his father Lewis Loyd; the published estate descent places the formal inheritance around 1860. Previous holder: Lewis Loyd Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor and estate Shared holding: Loyd family Narrative / explanation: The local-history sources state that Abington descended from Lewis Loyd to his son Samuel Jones Loyd, later 1st Baron Overstone. One estate study indicates that Samuel did not formally inherit the wider Overstone estate until 1860, so the start date is retained as a broad post-1858 succession rather than an exact conveyance date. Source citation: Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN32311; St Gregory's Abington history; Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Abington Park descent. Source URL: https://her.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Monument/MNN32311/ Other parties: Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone Co-holders: Lewis Loyd Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lewis-loyd-14647 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=samuel-jones-loyd-1st-baron-overstone-14648 Person dates: 1796 to 1883 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 27 | 1883 - 1892 or 1897 Harriet Sarah Loyd, later Lady Wantage, heiress of Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=harriet-sarah-loyd-later-lady-wantage-14649 Transfer: Inherited the Abington estate as the only surviving child and heiress of Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone; subsequently transferred the manor house and part of the estate to Northampton Corporation. Previous holder: Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole estate before the documented partial gift; exact manorial rights are not specified Shared holding: Loyd-Wantage family Narrative / explanation: The consulted sources state that the Abington estate devolved upon Overstone's daughter Harriet Sarah Loyd, later Lady Wantage. In 1892 she offered Abington Abbey and approximately 20 acres to Northampton Corporation for a People's Park. The park opened in 1897. The evidence establishes her ownership of the estate and her gift of the house and part of the grounds, but not the precise extent to which all residual manorial rights were transferred. Source citation: Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN4263; Parks and Gardens, Abington Park history; St Gregory's Abington history. Source URL: https://her.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Monument/MNN4263 Other parties: Harriet Sarah Loyd, later Lady Wantage Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=samuel-jones-loyd-1st-baron-overstone-14648 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=harriet-sarah-loyd-later-lady-wantage-14649 Person dates: Died 1920 according to the published biographical summaries Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 28 | 1892 - 1897 Northampton Corporation, Corporation of Northampton, municipal owner of Abington Manor House and public park Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=northampton-corporation-14650 Transfer: Received Abington Abbey and approximately 20 acres from Lady Wantage for a People's Park; the corporation also purchased additional adjoining land, and the public park opened in 1897. Previous holder: Harriet Sarah Loyd, Lady Wantage Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Documented gift of the manor house and approximately 20 acres; not proven to include every residual manorial right or the whole historic manor Shared holding: Municipal ownership Narrative / explanation: The documented municipal transfer concerns Abington Manor House, later Abington Museum, and part of the surrounding estate. Northampton Corporation subsequently purchased additional land from the Wantage Estate and others. This entry is therefore recorded as a partial estate transfer and municipal acquisition, not as an unqualified statement that all manorial rights passed to the corporation. Source citation: Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record, Monument MNN4263; Parks and Gardens, Abington Park history; Northampton Museums, Abington Manor donation history. Source URL: https://her.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Monument/MNN4263 Other parties: Northampton Corporation, Harriet Sarah Loyd, Lady Wantage Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=northampton-corporation-14650 Person dates: Municipal recipient from 1892; park opened 1897 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY