Honour of Knaresborough
The Honour of Knaresborough is a barony with its caput in the borough of Knaresborough, in the Claro Wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The current holder of the honour is William de Stuteville.
History
Knaresborough was held by King Edward before the Norman Conquest, and remained in the Crown estate under royal adminstration by the early Norman kings.
In 1130 the honour was farmed (rented for an annual cash payment) to Eustace FitzJohn, Constable of Chester, giving him the right to collect the honour's revenues for himself. The year after his death in 1157 it was farmed to Hugh de Morville, who farmed the honour until it was confiscated from him for his party in the Young King's Rebellion.
William de Stuteville obtained the farm of the honour after it was confiscated from de Morville, but in 1175 it was granted to him with all its appurtenances as a barony for the annual service of three knights. William also serves as Constable of Knaresborough Castle, which remains in royal hands.
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