Wingfield, Suffolk

Wingfield is a few miles west of Fressingfield.


interior of St. Andrew's, Wingfield

 

Chancel of St. Andrew's

 

Wingfield college - built by John de Wingfield

 

Wingfield Castle - (now a private residence and not open to the public._

 

The Collegiate Chancel, Wingfield Church

Tomb of Sir John de Wingfield, founder of Wingfield College, 1362 (far wall)

Tombs of 2nd Earl and Countess of Suffolk - Michael and Katherine de la Pole, benefactors (d. 1415)


 

1. Eleanor late the wife of John de Wyngefeld to grant a messuage, land, and rent in Wingfield, Earsham [Esham, now in Wingfield], Fressingfield,and Weybread, and the advowsons of the churches of Wingfield, Stradbroke, and Syleham, and of the chapelof Earsham, to the warden and chaplains of a chantry to be new founded by her at Wingfield, retaining land in Stradbroke and Wingfield. 35 EDWARD III. PRO records C143/339/1

2. Eleanor late the wife of John de Wyngefeld to retain her interest in land and rent in Wingfield settled by her husband on her and himself and the heirs male of their bodies, with remainder to Katharine wife of Michael de la Pole, knight, and the heirs of her body by him, remainder to Thomas de Wyngefeld, brother of the said John, and the heirs of his body, remainder to William de Wyngefeld and the heirs of his body,remainder to the right heirs of the said John. 36 EDWARD III. PRO records C143/343/2

3. Eleanor late the wife of John de Wynkefeld to grant a messuage and land in Fornham All Saints, and rent in Reydon by Wangford, to the chaplains of a chantry founded by the said John at Wingfield, retaining land in Wingfield and Stradbroke. Suffolk. 36 EDWARD III. PRO records C143/343/9

4. Eleanor late the wife of John de Wynkefeld to grant a messuage and land in Fornham All Saints, and rent in
Reydon by Wangford, to the chaplains of a chantry founded by the said John at Wingfield, retaining land in Wingfield and Stradbroke. Suffolk. 36 EDWARD III. PRO records C143/343/9

5. Michael de la Pole, earl of Suffolk, cousin and heir of John de Wyngefeld, knight, deceased, to grant the manor of Benhall, and a messuage, land, and rent in Benhall, Saxmundham, Farnham, Sternfield, Rendham Snape, Swefling, Cransford, and Great Glemham to the master and chaplains of a chantry in the church of Wingfield founded by Eleanor late the wife of the said John, retaining land in Wingfield, Eye, Lowestoft, and elsewhere. 7 HENRY IV. PRO records C143/437/17

6. William de le Pole, earl of Suffolk, to grant the manor of Chickering [in Wingfield], half the manor of Walpole, and a messuage, land, and rent in Chickering, Hoxne, Stradbroke, Horham, Wingfield, Syleham, Weybread, Walpole, Huntingfield, Middleton, Darsham, and Yoxford to the master and chaplains of the chantry founded by Eleanor late the wife of John Wyngefeld, knight, in the church of Wingfield, retaining manors and lands in Lowestoft, Benhall, and elsewhere. 14 HENRY VI. PRO records C143/448/5

 

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