Talk:Feckenham

there's something not quite right about this article

Expanded and cleaned up

 * Infobox, and photos needed. The first  message on this page  was posted by the stub  creator's anonymous author.I have considerably  expanded the article to  include more facts, history,  and references, and I  cut the the Hoax section which has been in the article for over two  years.  Historically, Feckenham  has been quite important  for Worcestershire, but  apart from taking  large chunks of existing, well  documented information and rewriting  it for the Wiki, there's probably  not much  more that can be said here. The interested reader can follow the links to  read more.--Kudpung (talk) 05:32, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Who owned the forest?
At the moment, the article quotes the oft repeated idea that Feckenham Forest ends up in the hands of Thomas Coventry:

''The manor land was given by the Crown to Lord Coventry in 1632. ''

However, I can't find any reference that explains where this fact originates. There is a quote in Humrheys on p128 quoting Thomas Habingdon: "Feckenham Parke cominge by attainder to the Crown, Queen Elizabeth bestowed it on Sir Thomas Leighton, who married her neere Kynswoman Mistris Elizabeth Knolles in which family continuing towe descentes, it is devolved (by purchase) to the honourable house of the Lord Baron Coventree, Lord Keeper of the greate seale."

However this sounds like an arrangement earlier than 1632. The grants made around 1629-32 are detailed in Sharp and Large and I have delineated the information here.

Sharp and Large name William Ashton (MP) and William Turnor as the major beneficiaries, rather than Coventry. Can anyone shed any light? Jim Killock (talk) 15:59, 29 August 2015 (UTC)


 * OK, I found a reference on British History. I believe this makes it clear that the sale is about the manor lands and not related to the disafforestation as such. Jim Killock (talk) 16:33, 29 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Another reference has Thomas Leighton making the disafforestation gains. So it looks like Leighton sold what he gained straight after to Coventry. I think that clears it up.