and John Aslack of Crostweyt, trustees to the Thorp family. And not long after, the chapel becoming ruinous, was pulled down.
Nelonde
Called Newland, Nayland, and Nailyng, and in Domesday Eiland, or the land at the eye or island. Roger Bigod was lord of it at the Conquest, Earl Eustace had another part of it, and Earl Hugh a third, as a berewic to his manor of Fundenhall. They all united in the Bygods, who infeoffed the Britons, and John le Briton infeoffed the manor and advowson in John son of Henry de Thorp, who recovered the advowson against John le Briton, on an action brought in 1256; and from that time to this, it passed with the Ashwellthorp estate, and is now a member of Great Wreningham manor, to which town this village was annexed in 1414.
Rectors of Nelonde St. Peter
- 1285, William de Witton.
- 1317, John de Hakeford. Sir John de Thorp, Knt. and Lady Alice his wife.
- 1322, John Fish of Therston. Ditto.
- 1325, Will. de Hakeford. Lady Alice, relict of Sir John.
- 1328, Robert, son of Sir John de Thorp, Knt. patron.
- 1330, John Perys of Faringby, on Hakeford's resignation. Sir John de Clavering, Knt. this turn. He changed for Westhall in 1347, with
- Robert Martin of Erpingham. Sir Roger le Straunge, Knt.
- 1349, Henry Fithel of Schotesham, united to Wreningham St. Mary. Ditto.
- 1358, William son of Andrew de Stivekele Magna. Sir Edmund de Thorp, Knt.
- 1378, John son of Robert Clerk of Holm. Robert de Thirning, rector of Combes, &c. trustees.
- 1391, Thomas Saunfyth. Sir Edmund de Thorp, Knt.
- 1399, Rob. Brown of Forncet. Ditto.
- 1402, Richard Flory of Ilsington, united to Wreningham-Parva. Ditto.
- 1406, 7 April, Nic. Attewode of Sislond, to this and WreninghamParva, now perpetually united.
