Meynell CoA - All Saints - Bradley, Derbyshire - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Meynell hatchment with coat of arms in All Saints' church, Bradley. Said to be 18th century [ref. (visit link) ]

"Meynell, of Meynell-Langley, Willington, and Bradley. This ancient family was settled in Derbyshire at an early period. Hugh de Meinell, who was of Langley-Meinell in 1251, married the heiress of Edensor, his grandson, Sir Hugh, the heiress of Ward, of Stanton-Ward, in Stapenhill. Another Sir Hugh, who was of Newhall in Stanton, and of Langley-Meynell, married a daughter of Lord Bassett, of Drayton, who, through her mother, was heiress of Everdon. One of the three coheiresses of Ralph Meynell, who died in 1387, married Staunton; the other two into the Dethick family. Bassett of Blore married the heiress of Dethick, and the heiress of Bassett of Blore, William Cavendish, afterwards Earl and Duke of Newcastle.

A younger branch of this family, descended from William Meynell, of Yeavely, brother of Ralph above-mentioned, settled at Willington, about the year 1500. The immediate descendant and representative of this branch is Godfrey Meynell, Esq., of Bradley, whose ancestor Francis purchased that place in 1655: his father, Godfrey, was at that time the representative of the Willington and Yeavely branches. Godfrey Meynell, Esq., now of Meynell-Langley, is the representative of Francis Meynell, Esq., younger brother of Godfrey before mentioned, which Francis settled at Anslow, in Staffordsbire, m the reign of Charles I.

Arms:Vaire, Argent and Sable.

Crest: A horse's head, erased, Argent."

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Bearer of Coat of Arms: Burgher (used by famous commoner) Full name of the bearer: Meynell Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: south aisle wall Material / Design: Wood Blazon (heraldic description): Vairy Argent and Sable Meynell in a scutcheon of pretence Ist Quarterly Argent a chevron between three escallop shells Sable 2nd Or three bars Gules 3rd as 2nd 4th as Ist for Littleton and Poyntz Mrs Meynell Address: All Saints Yew Tree Lane Bradley Derbyshire England DE6 1PG Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

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