very inconsiderable village, the old village of Ranthorp, now swallowed up in this, being by much the largest part of it; Tovi then had it,[1] and it had 15 acres belonged to the manor of Hethil,[2] which, with another small part, belonged to Roger Bigot,[3] all which constituted
The Manor of Blundeville's, or Newton-Hall
Which had its name from its owners, and to which the mediety of the advowson of the church belonged; the first that I find of this name owner here, was Will. de Blundeville, Blomevyle, or Blunnel,[4] who had it of the gift of Henry de Rhye, with Blomevyle's manor in Depham, (vol. ii. p. 491,) he left it to Richard his son, who was lord in 1226, being nephew to Tho. de Blumville Bishop of Norwich, (vol. iii. p. 483,) he was succeeded by William Blumvyle, and he by Katherine his widow;[5] and William their son held it of the manor of Hingham, as of the barony of Rhye; and it was after held of the barony of Montchensy at a quarter of a fee; in 1388, Rich. Blumvyle held it, and in 1420, Will. Blumvyle, Esq. who was succeeded by Ric. Blomevyle, Esq. and he by Catherine his wife,[6] and she by Richard their son, who died in 1503; Ralph his brother succeeded, and died in 1514, whose son Edward was lord, and died in 1568; and in 1569, Thomas his son held a court baron and lete, and had purchased and joined to it three parts of
The manor of Myles, alias Ranthorp, in this town; he held the manor at half a fee of the Lord D'acre's manor of Horsford.
The advowson of Blomevyle's mediety in Newton church, was a rectory valued at nine marks, and had 12 acres of glebe.
Rectors
1294, John Blumvyle, rector; he was escheator for the King in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgshire, Huntingdonshire, Essex, and Hertfordshire, in 1289. Will. de Blumville, patron.
1317, Master Nic. Blumvyle. Katherine, widow of William de Blumville of Newton.
1334, Ric. Boghay. Eve, daughter of Sir John Clavering, guardian to Will. son and heir of Will. Blumvyle.
1338, Jeffry at Herne of Swainsthorp. John Flynt, guardian to the said William.
- ↑ Terra Toui. H. Humiliart. Doms. fo. 279.
In Niwetuna ii. liberi homines, xxx. acr. de uno et dim. habuit antecessor Rogeri Bigot comd. T. R. E. et de dimidio antecessor Radulfi de Bellofago, semper v. bor. et i. car. et iiii. acr. prati, et iiii. liberi homines de xii. acr. et dim tunc valuit x. sol. modo xiii. sol et iiii. d. - ↑ Terra Rogeri Bigoti. H. Humiliart. Doms. fo. 122. In Niwetuna xv. acr. de dominio de Hethella semper i. car. et i. mol. et val. v.s. (fo. 139)
- ↑ In Niwetuna i. lib. homo, xv. acr. et. ii. bor. et val. xvi.d.
- ↑ He seems to be son of Robert de Blomevyle, who lived here about 1190.
- ↑ 1360, Bertram de Blunnel released all his right to William, and Katherine his wife.
- ↑ 1495, Katherine Blomevyle died a widow, and Lady Eleanor Jenny administered.
