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Grafton Manor (13 miles north-east of Worcester and 2 1/2 miles south-west of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire) was established before the Norman Conquest. [1] Grafton means "settlement at or near the wood" and may indicate a role in woodland management within a larger estate, for instance.
Sir Humphrey Stafford (c. 1427 – 8 July 1486) of Grafton Manor in Worcestershire, was an English nobleman who took part in the War of the Roses on the Yorkist side. He was executed by Henry VII following his fighting for Richard III and his role in the Stafford and Lovell rebellion .
It dates back beyond 1542, in the reign of Henry VIII when a bill for its management is known before parliament. [1]As with all honours there were exclusions for church lands (such as glebe), waste, land freed of the manor (freeholds) who nonetheless paid tithes to the rectories, many of which belonged to the honour, among which some lesser manors of parishes.
Sir John Talbot of Grafton, Worcestershire (1545 – 28 January 1611 [1]) was a prominent recusant English Catholic layman of the reigns of Elizabeth I of England and James I of England. He was connected by marriage to one of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators, and by acquaintance or family ties to other important Catholic figures.
Sir Gilbert Talbot of Grafton, KG (1452 – 16 August 1517 or 19 September 1518), was an English Tudor knight, and younger son of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury and 2nd Earl of Waterford, and Elizabeth Butler.
Portrait of the Duke of Grafton; Artist: Pompeo Batoni Year: 1762: Medium: Oil on canvas: Subject: Duke of Grafton: Dimensions: 76.2 cm (30.0 in) × 61 cm (24 in) Location: Beningbrough Hall, Yorkshire: Collection: National Portrait Gallery Accession No. NPG 4899 Identifiers: Art UK artwork ID: augustus-henry-fitzroy-3rd-duke-of-grafton-155166
The Grafton Village Historic District encompasses the historic village center of the town of Grafton, Vermont. The village was developed in the early-to-mid 19th century, and has retained the character of that period better than many small communities in the state. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [1]
Euston first appears in the Domesday Book in 1086 as a manor belonging to Bury St. Edmunds Abbey. In August 1578, Elizabeth I stayed at the manor hall with the Rookwood family on her way to Norwich. The owner was a recusant and during the royal visit an image of the Virgin Mary was discovered hidden in a hay rick. [3]