Houghton Conquest
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Houghton Conquest was a manor in the hundred of Redbornestoke, county of Bedford. It is a few miles north of Ampthill.[1] It was held by the Conquest family from 13C to 18C when it was known as Conquestbury or Houghtonbury.[2]
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[edit] History
Mary Sidney, Sir Philip Sidney's sister, had the house built circa 1615-21. After Lady Pembroke's death, the Bruce family acquired the house in 1624 and lived in it until 1696.[2]
The manor was sold to the Earl of Upper Ossory in 1741 by Benedict Conquest.[3]
In 1738 it passed to the Russells, and in 1794 Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford unroofed it, removing most of its fittings.[2]
[edit] Rectors
- 1300s: John Conquest[4]
- 1589-1631: Thomas Archer, local antiquarian[5]
- 4 April 1725: Zachary Grey (1688-1766),[6] and vicar of St. Gile's and St. Peter's in Cambridge
- 1837-1873: Henry John Rose, theologian and antiquarian[5][7]
In addition, two other people have been named as rector:
[edit] References
- ^ Houghton Conquest. GENUKI. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ a b c Houghton Conquest. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ The Conquest Family. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ Parishes: Houghton Conquest. British History Online. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ a b Houghton Conquest Timeline. Bedfordshire Libraries (March 15, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ Zachary Grey (1688-1766). Bedfordshire Libraries (December 22, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ Peter Lindenbaum (2002). "Authors and Publishers in the Late Seventeenth Century, II: Brabazon Aylmer and the Mysteries of the Trade". The Library 3 (1): Pp. 32–57. doi:. ISSN 0024-2160.
- ^ Bowling, Edward Woodley (1885). Sagittulae, Random Verses. Cambridge: W. Metcalfe and Son. OCLC 25002058. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ F. A. Weld (1876). "Rev. – Birch, Rector of Houghton Conquest, Bedford". Notes and Queries s5-V (107): 47–48. ISSN 0029-3970.
[edit] Additional reading
- Eric Meadows (1975). Pictorial Guide to Bedfordshire. Luton, Bedfordshire: White Crescent Press Ltd. ISBN 0-900804-10-6.
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