Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1459-1977 (predominantly 1601-1930) / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.315 cubic metres (12 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
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.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Three deposits by Colonel J.L. Corbett-Winder, Vaynor Park, Berriew, between December 1962 and September 1977.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
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.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Latin
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Further details relating to the small number of manorial records within the archive can be accessed online from <A HREF="http://www.mdr.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/">http://www.mdr.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/</A>
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Formerly Corbett-Winder Deeds and Documents. Current title supplied from contents of fonds; previous title based on name of depositor.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Vaynor Park Estate (Berriew, Powys, Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Vaynor Park Estate (Berriew, Powys, Wales) (Subject)
- Corbett-Winder family, of Vaynor Park -- Archives. (Subject)
- Winder family, of Vaynor Park -- Archives. (Subject)
- Lyon family, of Vaynor Park -- Archives. (Subject)
- Winder family, of Vaynor Park. (Subject)
- Lyon family, of Vaynor Park. (Subject)
- Devereux family, Viscounts Hereford. (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2001.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Mair James.
Archivist's note
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;