Ellingham, Norfolk

Seeing that there is a question regarding the parentage of Sir John de Botetourt and the "official" notion is that is it Sir Guy de Botetourt of Ellingham, a page and a visit is on the cards.

In a similar manner to the research that I have performed on the History of Belchamp Walter, starting with what I could see in the village church, I want to see if there is any mention of Botetourt in the church at Ellingham. The pages I can find on the church make no mention.

This was also the case with Mendlesham, Suffolk, but there was reference to Sir John de Botetourt in the porch of the church. Nothing in the information in the church or other websites, including Simon Knott.

Norfolk Manors

The Norfolk Archives has Manoral Records

Bungay, Suffolk

The origin of the name of Bungay is thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon title Bunincga-haye, signifying the land belonging to the tribe of Bonna, a Saxon chieftain. Due to its high position, protected by the River Waveney and marshes, the site was in a good defensive position and attracted settlers from early times. Roman artefacts have been found in the region. Bungay Castle, which is shown on Bungay's town sign, was originally built by the Normans but was later rebuilt by Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk and his family, who also owned Framlingham Castle. The castle contains a unique surviving example of mining galleries, dating to the siege of the castle in 1174. They were intended to undermine and thus collapse the castle's tower and keep.