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   Costessey

   In 1546, Henry VIII granted the manor to Anne of Cleves, although evidence suggests that she never actually occupied Costessey Hall.
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   Badby

   King Henry VIII granted the manors of Badby and Newnham in 1542 to Sir Edmund Knightley and his wife Ursula and their heirs. ... The manor lands and courts were dissolved in the early 20th century.
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   Aylsham

   In 1519 Henry VIII granted a market on Saturdays and an annual fair to be held on March 12, which was the eve of the feast of St Gregory the pope. ... The current lords of the manor are the National Trust.
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   Coggeshall

   William the Conqueror gave the Manor to Eustace, the Count of Boulogne. ... The monastery's possessions and lands, totalling nearly 50,000 acres (200 km²), were seized; King Henry VIII granted them to Sir Thomas Seymour.
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   Bisham Abbey

   Henry VIII granted the adjoining manor house to Anne of Cleves as part of her divorce settlement from him, and it was later bought by the Hoby family, who lived there until 1768.
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   Long Melford

   Following the dissolution of the Monasteries, Henry VIII granted the manor to Sir William Cordell.
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   East Clandon

   In 1544 Henry VIII granted East Clandon Manor to Sir Anthony Browne.
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   Thurstonland

   In 1541 Henry VIII granted "to John Storthes of Shitlington, but likewise of Storthes Hall, gentleman" the Manor of Thurstonland and other lands late the property of Roche Abbey.
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   King's Manor, Southwark

   Before Henry VIII acquired the manor in 1536 it belonged to Bermondsey Abbey. ... This, presumably, had already been granted by the crown to another party.
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    Alcester

    In 1318 Walter de Beauchamp, who had a seat in the neighborhood, complained to the abbot of the monastery that some of his monks had removed Beauchamp's possessions from his manor. At the Dissolution, King Henry VIII granted the monastery to the Greville family.

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• Costessey,
• Badby,
• Aylsham,
• Coggeshall,
• Bisham Abbey,
• Long Melford,
• East Clandon,
• Thurstonland,
• King's Manor, Southwark,
• Alcester