The Lords of the village


			The Lords of the Manor

				Pre Domesday ~ Queen Edith 1066 ~ Godric Cratel (Walter Giffard / tenant called Hugh) during the reign of William II, Henry I and King Stephen there are no records of the Lords of The Manor but it is known that the De Bereville Family held the Lordship 1154 Amabel de Bereville 1165 Hugh de Keynes 1222 Lucas de Keynes 1259 John de Keynes Went to his wife Maud on his death passed to their son Robert during this time 1288 Phillip de Aylesbury (marries Margaret de Keynes) 1349 John de Aylesbury 1372 Thomas de Aylesbury 1436 Humphrey Stafford 1450Humphrey Stafford 1488 Sir Edward Poyning 1521 Humphrey Stafford 1545 Sir Humphrey Stafford 1548 Humphrey Stafford 1595 John Stafford 1606 William Of Blatherwyke 1629 William Stafford 1637 Edward Stafford 1638 Charles Stafford 1643William Stafford 1652 Henry Stafford 1677 Heneage Finch and Daniel Finch 1682 Daniel Finch 1730 Daniel Finch 1769 George Finch 1826 George Finch (of Burley- On- The- Hill) 1870 George Henry Finch 1907 Alan George Finch 1914 Wilfred H. Finch(of Burley-On -The-Hill) 1939 Mr Mitchell 1946 Merchant Venturers bought by the Development Corporation when the New City of Milton Keynes was planned.