Sir Roger de Clifton, in 1216 Held the Manor of Clifton and Ham in Worcestershire

• This information was found on Deed dated ll 1317
• In 1216 Sir Roger de Clifton he held the Manor of Clifton in Norfolk, England:
• Page 1 survey Sir Roger de Clifton
• Page 1 survey taken by NASH IN LATE 1700’s and was obtained from Herefordshire/Worcestershire county records office. These document are authentic as it was among sir john de wysham woodmanton manor papers, files:
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• Page 2 survey taken by NASH IN LATE 1700’s and was obtained from Herefordshire/Worcestershire county records office. These document are authentic as it was among sir john de wysham woodmanton manor papers, files:
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• Page 3 survey taken by NASH IN LATE 1700’s and was obtained from Herefordshire/Worcestershire county records office. These document are authentic as it was among sir john de wysham woodmanton manor papers, files:
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• Page 4 survey taken by NASH IN LATE 1700’s and was obtained from Herefordshire/Worcestershire county records office. These document are authentic as it was among sir john de wysham woodmanton manor papers, files:
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• MANORS King Athelstan granted land at CLIFTON to Worcester Monastery in 930. (fn. 45) According to Heming, Clifton and Ham with Eastham and Tenbury and all lands adjacent belonged to 'our church of Worcester' in the time of King Ethelred, but the depredations of the Danes 'in all this province' ended in the violent seizure of these lands by the marauders. Earl Hakon invaded and took possession of Clifton, and thus deprived the church of Worcester of its property there. To atone for this his wife Gunhild ordered a gold image of St. Mary to be made and presented to that church. (fn. 46)

At the date of the Domesday Survey Clifton was one of the many manors of Osbern Fitz Richard (Scrob or Scrope), and had formerly been held by King Edward. It was held under Osbern by Robert Doyly, a tenant in chief in several counties. (fn. 47)

The overlordship of Clifton followed the descent of Wychbold in Dodderhill (fn. 48) until the death of Hugh Mortimer in 1304. (fn. 49) It was then assigned to his daughter and co-heir Margaret wife of Geoffrey Cornwall, (fn. 50) and passed with a moiety of Ham Castle in the Cornwall family, (fn. 51) being mentioned for the last time in 1425. This overlordship probably lapsed when the tenancy of the manor came to the Crown on the accession of Edward IV.

Robert Doyly, the tenant under Osbern Fitz Richard in 1086, held no other land in Worcestershire. His Buckinghamshire estates became part of the honour of Wallingford, (fn. 52) but Clifton passed to a family taking their name from the estate. 'Robert de Clifton held the manor early in the 13th century,' (fn. 53) and his homage' and service was granted with the manor of Ham 'in 1243 by William Stutevill to Hugh Mortimer, his stepson. (fn. 54) Robert or a namesake sold land and the advowson of Clifton in 1254–5 to Hugh Mortimer. (fn. 55) This Hugh was probably Hugh Mortimer of Chelmarsh, second son of Ralph Mortimer of Wigmore, and Clifton may have been among the estates which he gave to his elder brother Roger Mortimer of Wigmore, (fn. 56) for in 1270 the land belonged to Roger Mortimer of Chirk, son of Roger Mortimer of Wigmore, (fn. 57) and he claimed in 1284 that it had been given to him by his father. (fn. 58)

The manor evidently descended with Oddingley. (fn. 59) to Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, (fn. 60) but Roger Mortimer of Chirk had granted it probably before 1311, for life, 'to John de Wisham of Woodmanton in this parish, (fn. 61) at whose request a grant of free warren here was made to William Walshe of Shelsley Walsh in 1311. (fn. 62) 'John de Wisham himself obtained a grant of free warren there in 1328, (fn. 63) and the manor was confirmed to him and his wife Hawise by the king in 1331, '(fn. 64) this confirmation being necessary on account of the attainder of the Earl of March in 1330. John died about 1332–3, (fn. 65) and his widow Hawise remained in possession of the manor until her death in 1359'. (fn. 66)

• Reference

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol4/pp246-255