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1 day ago · The Bridgeman Era commenced in the late 16th-century when John Bridgeman, Bishop of Chester, passed the estate to his son, Orlando. By the 18th-century, Sir Henry Bridgeman, fifth Baronet, had inherited vast lands across the Midlands and the North, allowing him to focus on Weston Park's development - one of the most notable figures regarding Weston's opulent design.
4 days ago · This estate has since passed, with the neighbouring manors of Weston and Blymhill, to Sir Orlando Bridgeman's descendant and representative, the present Earl of Bradford. Before I conclude my account of Orslow, I should mention that in 13 Edward III.
4 days ago · Upon reading the Petition of Algernoon Earl of Mountrath in the Kingdom of Ireland, and Diana Countess of Mountrath his Wife, Orlando Bridgeman Esquire and the Lady Anne his Wife, Guardians and Committees of the Person and Estate of Thomas Earl of Bradford, a Lunatic; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, to enable the said Committees ...
1 day ago · They divided the property in 1763, and Walsall went to Lady Mountrath. She died in 1766, leaving Walsall to her son Charles, earl of Mountrath. On his death in 1802 it passed to his cousin Orlando Bridgeman, Baron Bradford and from 1815 earl of Bradford. The manor then descended with the earldom.
3 days ago · An Act to enable His Majesty to grant the Inheritance of certain Lands called Bowood Park, in the County of Wilts, to Trustees, for Sir Orlando Bridgeman Baronet and his Heirs, upon a full Consideration to be paid for the same.
1 day ago · ANYONE who has ever spent time in one of England’s many medieval churches, whether as day-tripper or worshipper, has surely wondered what it was like to visit one of these atmospheric buildings in the Middle Ages.
1 day ago · All extant baronetcies, including vacant baronetcies, are listed below in order of precedence (i.e. date). All other baronetcies, including those which are extinct, dormant or forfeit, are on a separate list of baronetcies. The list is current as of January 2024, when it was last updated. [1]
