Francis Parker Newdigate
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Francis Parker Newdigate (14 April 1774 — 1862) was Lord of the Manor
of Kirk Hallam
, near Ilkeston
, Derbyshire
, where the parish church of All Saints displays a memorial window dedicated to his memory. He was also Lord of the Manor of neighbouring West Hallam
.
Born as Francis Parker, he was a grandnephew of Sir Richard Newdigate, 3rd Baronet, and a distant cousin of Sir Roger Newdigate, 5th Baronet
, he changed his name to Newdigate on inheriting estates at Arbury and Harefield
on the death of the 5th Baronet. He lived at Arbury Hall
.
He married Lady Barbara Maria Legge, daughter of George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth
in 1820.
Lord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
of Kirk Hallam
Kirk Hallam
Kirk Hallam is a village in the south-east of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England. It was part of the former Ilkeston Borough and is largely regarded today as a part of the much larger town of Ilkeston which adjoins it to the north east...
, near Ilkeston
Ilkeston
Ilkeston is a town within the Borough of Erewash, in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the River Erewash, from which the local borough takes its name. Its population at the 2001 census was 37,550...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, where the parish church of All Saints displays a memorial window dedicated to his memory. He was also Lord of the Manor of neighbouring West Hallam
West Hallam
West Hallam is a large village close to Ilkeston in the County of Derbyshire in the East Midlands region of England.West Hallam has had its own parish council since 1894 and, since 1974, has been part of the Erewash Borough.-Early history:...
.
Born as Francis Parker, he was a grandnephew of Sir Richard Newdigate, 3rd Baronet, and a distant cousin of Sir Roger Newdigate, 5th Baronet
Roger Newdigate
Sir Roger Newdigate, 5th Baronet was an English politician and collector of antiquities.He was born in Arbury, Warwickshire, the son of Sir Richard Newdigate, 3rd Baronet and inherited the title 5th Baronet and the estates of Arbury and of Harefield in Middlesex on the early death of his brother...
, he changed his name to Newdigate on inheriting estates at Arbury and Harefield
Harefield
Harefield is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon in northwest London, England. It is situated on top of a hill, northwest of Charing Cross, near the Greater London boundary with Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the north...
on the death of the 5th Baronet. He lived at Arbury Hall
Arbury Hall
Arbury Hall is a Grade I listed country house in Nuneaton in Warwickshire, England, and is the ancestral home of the Newdigate family, later the Newdigate-Newdegate and Fitzroy-Newdegate families....
.
He married Lady Barbara Maria Legge, daughter of George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth
George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth
George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth KG, PC, FRS , styled Viscount Lewisham until 1801, was a British politician.-Background:...
in 1820.
See also
- Newdigate BaronetsNewdigate BaronetsThe Newdigate Baronetcy, of Arbury, Warwickshire, was created on 24 July 1677 in the Baronetage of England for Richard Newdigate of Arbury Hall. It became extinct on the death of the 5th Baronet on 2 December 1806.-Baronets of Arbury :...