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2 unusual facts about William de Beauchamp


Peddimore Hall

In 1288, the owners of Peddimore Hall were allowed by the Earl of Warwick, William de Beauchamp to fish in Ebrook (now Plants Brook) on his land, allow his pigs to roam in the woods and was allowed to remove timber for building reparations.

Red Hill, Worcester

He burnt Worcester and expelled William de Beauchamp, but the castle against which he raised two forts at Red Hill near Digly and Henwicks Hill resisted his attacks.



see also

Joan de Beauchamp

Joan de Beauchamp, Baroness Bergavenny (1375–1435), English noblewoman, wife of William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny of the Welsh Marches