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Bedfordshire Manors
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Various houses were held by various families as barons. Here are a few listed below.
| Location | Estate/house | Period from | Family names | Brief history |
| AMPTHILL | Ampthill Park | 1661 | Ashburnham - Fitzwilliam - Fitzpatrick - Fox | Built by John Ashburnham, Lord Ashburnham, in 1661. 1720 passed to Richard, Viscount Fitzwilliam; 1736 Anne Fitzpatrick, Lady Gowran. Owned by Henry Richard Vassall Fox - J.P. Neale's Views, vol. I, 1818. Bought by the Duke of Bedford in 1842. VCH Bedfordshire. |
| BATTLESDEN | Battlesden Park | 1580? | Duncombe - Bathurst - Page - Turner | Duncombe family to 1706. Then Allen Bathurst, Baron Bathurst. Sold in 1724 to Sir Gregory Page. Owned by Sir Gregory Osborne Page Turner - J.P. Neale's Views, vol. I, 1818. VCH Bedfordshire. |
| BROMHAM | Bromham Hall | 1580+ | Bray - Dyve - Trevor - Hampden - Rice | Bray family to 1565; then Sir Lewis Dyve (d. 1592) who built the house. Sold 1708 by Lewis Dyve to Sir Thomas Trevor (d. 1730), created Baron Trevor in 1712. Passed 1764 to Robert Trevor who assumed the name of |Hampden - Viscount Hampden 1776. Thomas Trevor Hampden (d. 1824); passed to George Rice Rice. VCH Bedfordshire. |
| BUSHMEAD | Bushmead Priory | 1710+ | Gery | Built by William Gery (d. 1755). Gery family since medieval times. Owned 1852 by William H.W. Gery. J.B. Burke, Visitation, I, 1852, 82. |
| CADDINGTON | Markyate Cell | Coppin - Pittman - Howell - Adey med | Bought by Thomas Coppin 1657. Originally Markyate Priory. John R. Coppin died 1781; passed to Rev John Pittman [= Coppin] (d. 1794). Sold ca. 1795 to Joseph Howell; 1825 to Daniel G. Adey. Adey family to 20 cent. VCH Bedfordshire. J.B. Burke, Visitation, I, 1852, 122. | |
| CAMPTON | Campton House | 1590+ | Ventris - Field - Osborne | Acquired by John Ventris in 1560. Probably built by Sir Francis Ventris (d. 1627). Passed to John Field in 1743. Sir Charles Ventris Field sold to Sir George Osborne ca. 1800. VCH Bedfordshire. |
| FLITTON CUM SILSOE | Wrest House | 1839 | Grey Weddel | Remodelled ca. 1780 in the French chateau style. Rebuilt by 1st Earl de Grey, Baron Lucas. In the Grey family from medieval times to 1859 when passed to Philip Weddel. Old house demolished. VCH Bedfordshire. Neale's Views, I, 1818. English Heritage. Thomas Grey, Earl de Grey (d. 1859). Assuned name of Weddel in in 1803. The Greys of Ruthin go back to the 14 cent. as Earls of Kent. J.B. Burke, Visitation, II, 1853, 34. C. Campbell, Vitruvius Britannicus, IV, 1739. |
| FLITWICK | Flitwick Hall | 1620+ | Honeywood - Cotton - Russell | Built by Robert Honeywood (d. 1627). Passed to Cotton family ca. 1650. Enlarged ca. 1750. Bought by the Duke of Bedford 1804. VCH Bedfordshire. J.B. Burke, Visitation, I, 1852, 8. |
| GOLDINGTON | Goldington Hall | 1650? | Allen - Palmer - Falconer - Browne | Built by Sir Thomas Allen. Many changes in ownership. Palmer family ca. 1730. Pulled down 1848 and rebuilt by William K. Browne. J.B. Burke, Visitation, 2nd Series, I, 1854, 22. |
| HARLINGTON | Harlington House | 1600? | Wyngate - Pearse | Owned 1854 by George Pearse. J.B. Burke, Visitation, 2nd Series, I, 1854, 186. |
| HINWICK | Hinwick Hall | 1620+ | Tyringham - Alston - Orlebar - Levinz - Livesay | Built by Sir Thomas Tyringham (d. 1636). Sold 1638 to Alston family. Sold 1653 to Richard Orlebar. Passed to Creswell Leviz 1671. Passed to William Livesay. Livesays to 1767. Several owners after that. VCH Bedfordshire. |
| HINWICK | Hinwick House | 1695+ | Orlebar | Enlarged 1710. Orlebar family from 1647. Built by Richard Orlebar. John Orlebar (d. 1765). Orlebars to 20 cent. VCH Bedfordshire. [Anon] Hinwick House. [Derby, 1960]. |
| HOUGHTON CONQUEST | Houghton House | 1608+ | Conquest - Gowran - Holland - Russell | Built by Sir Edmund Conquest (d. 1634). Sold 1741 to Lord Gowran. Passed 1818 to Lord Holland. Bought by the Duke of Bedford 1849. VCH Bedfordshire. |
| HOUGHTON REGIS | Houghton Hall [House] | 1680+ | Egerton - Brandreth - Russell | Bought from John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater 1654. Sold 1750 by Henry Brandreth to Duke of Bedford - then tenanted. VCH Bedfordshire. |
| LUTON | Luton Hoo | 1762 | Stuart | Owned by John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute - W. Watts, The Seats of the Nobility. Chelsea, 1779. Rebuilt in 1762. Large library - J.P. Neale's Views, vol. I, 1818. VCH Bedfordshire. J. Bartlett, Selections, 1851. S. Jones, Views, 1829. W. Watts, Seats, 1779. |
| LUTON | Stockwood Park | 1740+ | Crawley | Owned by Richard Crawley ca. 1707. Built by John Crawley. In Crawley family to 20 cent. VCH Bedfordshire. |
| NORTHILL | Ickwell Bury | 1683+ | Barnardiston - Harvey | Bought by John Harvey 1680, who rebuilt the house. Harveys to 20 cent. VCH Bedfordshire. Country Life, 117, 1955, 1174. |
| OAKLEY | Oakley House | 1670? | Cobb - Bromsall - Russell | Built by Paul Cobb. Then owned by Bromsall family. Then by Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock - J.P. Neale's Views, vol. I, 1818. VCH Bedfordshire. |
| SANDY | Hasells Hall | 1660? | Pym | The present house was built c. 1790 - the gardens designed by Repton. Home of the Pym family until 1945. The library was sold by R.C. Pearson (Cambridge) in 1945 - cat. in BL - SC Pearson. Now known as Hazells Hall. Converted to flats. VCH Bedfordshire. J.B. Burke, Visitation, I, 1852, 67. |
| SHARNBROOK | The Tofte | 1613 | Boteler - Cornish - Pitchford - Gambier | Boteler family from 1543. Built by Sir Oliver Boteler (d. 1633). Sold 1765 to Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Cornish (d. 1770). Passed to Admiral Pitchford [=Cornish]. Passed to Admiral Gambier, who was lord of the manor in 1864. VCH Bedfordshire. |
| SHEFFORD | Chicksands Priory | Medieval | Snowe - Osborn | Large library. Richard Snowe (D. 1553). Passed to Peter Osborn ca. 1575. Osborn family to 20 cent. Remodelled by James Wyatt in 1814. Owned by Sir John Osborn - J.P. Neale's Views, 2nd series vol. V, 1829. VCH Bedfordshire. S. & N. Buck, Antiquities, I, 1774. J.B. Burke, Visitation, 2nd Series, I, 1854, 187. |
| SHEFFORD | Southill Park | 1795+ | Ongley - Whitbread | Owned by William Henry Whitbread, M.P. - J.P. Neale's Views, 2nd series vol. V, 1829. VCH Bedfordshire. |
| SHELTON | Shelton Hall | 1620? | Malory - Busby - Dillingham - Harris | Malory family from 1445 to 1667. Sold by Peter Malory in 1667 to William Busby. Sold 1714 to Theophilus Dillingham. Passed ca. 1800 to Henry Harris (d. 1842). VCH Bedfordshire. |
| SOUTHILL | Southill Park | 1700? | Byng | Owned by George Byng, Viscount Torrington - W. Watts, The Seats of the Nobility. Chelsea, 1779. VCH Bedfordshire. S. Whitbread, Southill. London, 1951. C. Campbell, Vitruvius Britannicus, IV, 1739. |
| TURVEY | Turvey House | 1740+ | Higgins | Built by John Higgins. In Higgins family to 20 cent. VCH Bedfordshire. |
| WOBURN | Woburn Abbey | 1550+ | Russell | Seat of the Dukes of Bedford since 16c. Library built by Henry Holland. There are two other libraries. J.P. Neale's Views, vol. I, 1818. VCH Bedfordshire. J.B. Burke, Visitation, II, 1853, 190. C. Campbell, Vitruvius Britannicus, IV, 1767. F.O. Morris, Series of Picturesque Views, vol. II, 1866+. S. Jones, Views, 1829. G.S. Thomson. Woburn Abbey. Derby: English Life, [1955]. |
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