Vaynor Park Estate Records,

Estate and family records of the Lyon, Winder, and Corbett-Winder families of Vaynor Park, Berriew, Montgomeryshire, including title deeds, leases, abstracts of title, and subsidiary documents relating to the Vaynor Park estate in Montgomeryshire and Shropshire, 1459-1977; plans, valuations, and accounts, mainly nineteenth century; particulars and conditions of sale of properties in Montgomeryshire; and accounts of rents of Lord Viscount Herefordshire's estates in Montgomeryshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Pembrokeshire, and Herefordshire, 1740-1751.

The history of the Vaynor Park estate can be traced back to 1459 when Howel ap Ievan was granted the corn and fulling mills of Eberrewe (Berriew) by Richard, duke of York. He was succeeded by his son, Edward ap Hywel ap Ieuan Llwyd who built a house on the estate. He was succeeded by his son, Richard ap Edward, who died leaving his daughters Anne and Elizabeth as co-heiresses. The portion of Elizabeth became the property, presumably by purchase, of Arthur Pryce of Vaynor. The estate passed to the Devereux family following the marriage of Arthur Price's great-granddaughter, Bridget, with George Devereux.
After the death of Pryce Devereux, 2nd viscount Herefordshire (1694-1748), the estate was sold to a London lawyer named Robert Moxon. His niece, Ann, inherited the estate and married Joseph Winder (d. 1785). The estate subsequently passed to Joseph Winder's daughter, Elizabeth Winder (1752-1820), who married Joseph Lyon (d. 1809). The estate then passed to their daughter Mary Ann Jane Lyon (1792-1879), who married Uvedale Plymley of Longor, Leicestershire (d. 1871) who assumed the surname and arms of Corbett in 1804. He assumed the surname Corbett-Winder by royal licence in 1869. Their son, William Corbett-Winder (1820-1907), married Cecilia Millicent in 1872. Their son was William John Corbett-Winder (1875-1950) and his successor was Col John Lyon Corbett-Winder (b. 1911) of Vaynor Park.

The first and second deposits are arranged chronologically; the last deposit is arranged into two parts: wills and settlements, and deeds relating to individual properties.

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Three deposits by Colonel J.L. Corbett-Winder, Vaynor Park, Berriew, between December 1962 and September 1977.

The history of the Vaynor Park estate can be traced back to 1459 when Howel ap Ievan was granted the corn and fulling mills of Eberrewe (Berriew) by Richard, duke of York. He was succeeded by his son, Edward ap Hywel ap Ieuan Llwyd who built a house on the estate. He was succeeded by his son, Richard ap Edward, who died leaving his daughters Anne and Elizabeth as co-heiresses. The portion of Elizabeth became the property, presumably by purchase, of Arthur Pryce of Vaynor. The estate passed to the Devereux family following the marriage of Arthur Price's great-granddaughter, Bridget, with George Devereux.
After the death of Pryce Devereux, 2nd viscount Herefordshire (1694-1748), the estate was sold to a London lawyer named Robert Moxon. His niece, Ann, inherited the estate and married Joseph Winder (d. 1785). The estate subsequently passed to Joseph Winder's daughter, Elizabeth Winder (1752-1820), who married Joseph Lyon (d. 1809). The estate then passed to their daughter Mary Ann Jane Lyon (1792-1879), who married Uvedale Plymley of Longor, Leicestershire (d. 1871) who assumed the surname and arms of Corbett in 1804. He assumed the surname Corbett-Winder by royal licence in 1869. Their son, William Corbett-Winder (1820-1907), married Cecilia Millicent in 1872. Their son was William John Corbett-Winder (1875-1950) and his successor was Col John Lyon Corbett-Winder (b. 1911) of Vaynor Park.

Formerly Corbett-Winder Deeds and Documents. Current title supplied from contents of fonds; previous title based on name of depositor.

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May 2001.

Compiled by Mair James.

The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Burke's Landed Gentry (London, 18th ed., 3 vols, 1965-72), vol. 3, ; Nicholas, Thomas, Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales (London, 2 vols, 1872), vol. II;

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Further papers relating to the Vaynor Park estate are in the Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies.

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