History Ashby Folville



arms of folville - party per fess, argent & or, cross moline gules


the folville element of placename comes family had seat here since @ least 1137 when lordship held of honour of huntingdon fulk de folville. family name, derived folleville in french region of picardy, attached several other sites in leicestershire, including deserted village of newbolt folville.


they seem have gained estate @ beginning of 12th century. several of possessions, such ashby , manor @ teigh in rutland, in hands of other parties @ time of domesday survey, had passed folvilles reign of stephen (1135-1154). family well-established in leicestershire mid 13th century. in 1240 member of family donated large sum church @ cranoe.


the folvilles rebels during both barons wars; sir william folville (died 1240) had lands seized part in first barons war in 1216 , sir eustace folville (murdered in 1274) 1 of knights appointed enforce provisions of oxford in 1258 , stoutly defended kenilworth castle after battle of evesham in 1265.


the family gained renown during reign of edward ii, when ambushed , killed baron of exchequer, roger de beler. hugh le despenser, 1st earl of winchester had been stealing people s lands in leicestershire, using roger de beler enforcer, , in 1325 de beler had threatened folville family violence. beginning of 1326 of country had turned against edward , despencers , preparations rebellion led edward s wife, queen isabella , roger mortimer had started. folville family, headed eustace folville, , encouraged sir roger la zouch, lord of lubbesthorpe murdered de beler before fleeing paris. following isabella , mortimer s successful invasion of england, edward iii crowned , rebels pardoned including folville family celebrated locally folville cross, said located @ site of de beler s murder.


the folville gang flitted in , out of outlawry many years, but, apart richard folville, vicar of teigh, beheaded in own churchyard, ended freedom intact.


the manor of ashby passed via marriage folvilles woodfords , smiths.








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