Henry de Lea, Sheriff of Lancashire

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Sir Henry de Lea, Sheriff of Lancashire

Also Known As: "Henry de Lea of Charnock Richard"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Motherby, West Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: circa 1289 (82-91)
Preston, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England
Immediate Family:

Son of John de Lea, Lord of Lea and wife of Sir John de Lea
Husband of Elizabeth de Lea
Father of Sir William de Lea, Baron of Kendall and William del Dykes/de Lea

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About Henry de Lea, Sheriff of Lancashire

Henry de Lea, the son of John de Lea, was sheriff 11 Edward I or A.D. 1283. He died 17 Edward I, and was found possessed, by Inquisition taken that same year, of the manors of Chernok, Meles, Lea and lands in Quarlton. His son William de Lea, married Clemence, daughter of Robert Banastre. [824]

Events

  • Sheriff of Lancaster Circa 1282, 1283 and 1285. [168]

Citations

  • [168] Lancashire County Museum, Lancaster Castle - The High Sheriffs of Lancashire
  • [824] Edited by W. A. Hulton, Esq, The Coucher Book, Or Chartulary, of Whalley Abbey, Vol. II, Remains Historical and Literary Connected With the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and chester, Published in 1847, by the Chetham Society, Vol. XI, found on Google Books. footnote, pp. 497-8

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Lea,_Lancashire

Old Lea Hall Farmhouse
16th century (probable)
A farmhouse developed from the domestic wing of a former medieval manor house of the De Hoghton family. It is basically timber-framed on a stone plinth, and was later encased in brick, and has a slate roof. The house is in two storeys with an attic, and the windows are sashes. There is an extension dating from the early 19th century.[3][4]

[3] Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9, pp. 418–419
[4] Historic England, "Old Lea Hall Farmhouse, Lea (1361663)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 June 2014


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Henry de Lea, Sheriff of Lancashire's Timeline

1202
1202
Motherby, West Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
1237
1237
Amounderness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1258
1258
Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England
1289
1289
Age 87
Preston, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
1289
Age 87
Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)