| Administrative History | The early history of Weston-under-Lizard and its manor while in the possession of de Westons, c.1086-1400 is not reflected in any way in the papers. By the beginning of the 15th century, the manor had passed to the de Peshales, formerly established at Eccleshall in Staffordshire. The connection by marriage of the de Peshales with the Birminghams of Birmingham is the earliest surviving evidence of this family in the Bradford collection. By the mid-15th century, Weston-under-Lizard had passed to the Myttons by marriage with the Peshales. The Myttons held Weston with the manors of Bobbington and Tamhorne, and the adowson of Weston Church. In 1591, John Mytton purchased the manor of Blymhill and the nucleus of the Weston estate was formed. The marriage of Edward Mytton's daughter, Elizabeth, to Thomas Wilbraham of Woodhey, co. Chester in 1651 eventually led to the settlement of the manors of Weston-under-Lizard, Bobbington, Blymhill and Tamhorne, and the manor of Walsall, previously granted to a Richard Wilbraham in 1557, upon the daughter of the marriage, Mary Wilbraham. |