These holdings included the manor of Lambourn, worth £76 in income per year, as well as the manor of Stanton (now known as Stanton Fitzwarren in Wiltshire) in addition to the lands scattered in other counties.
King Stephen had besieged and taken Ludlow Castle in 1139, bestowing it on Josce de Dinan, a man he viewed as loyal to him but with other forces influencing his ambitions.
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Josce de Dinan: A middle-aged lord in Ludlow whose allegiance King Stephen strives to maintain, first by giving him the castle there, along with lands once belonging to Lacy.
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