The Newburghs of East Lulworth
In the Church of St. Mary’s in Berkeley, Somerset, there remains a memorial stone tablet dedicated to the memory ‘Newborough’ family. It is the only solid, memorial that remains for the NEWBURGH family of Dorset. This simple summary of the Newburgh family was carved as a remembrance of the noble family who followed William the Conqueror into England, and held sway over large manors in Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Kent and some northern counties; all of which were thanks to Henry Newburgh, the 1st Norman earl of Warwick. Ann Prowse, a descendant of the Berkeley Newburghs (the line of Thomas son of John Newburgh, Esquire), installed amemorial in the Church of St. Mary’s in 1751 to memorialize her husband's progenitors. See below.
Years before . . .
Leland noted that the Newburgh's history was recorded in the stained-glass windows of the Manor House at Lulworth St. Andrew. The Newburgh family’s tenure began to wane after the late 15th century. Unfortunately, this Manor House/castle perished sometime after 1605, though remnants of the church dedicated to St. Andrew remained 1771. In 1535, Leland described the house replete with memorials to the Newburgh family. Though little is shown in modern references,OS maps from 1888-92 remembered the site of the Manor House/Castle and Church. A Visitation in1600 recorded the arms of the Newburgh's that remained in St. Andrew Church in 1600.
John Sparrow was commissioned in 1771 to draw maps for the 17th century owners - the Weld family. A cartouche (illustration) on the St. Andrew Farm map depicts the remnant ruins from the earliest medieval buildings. This drawing is all that is left, with the exception of descriptions by Hutchins in 1774. The first church of St. Andrew was ordained in 1225. Around 1630 it was moved to Lulworth Park by one of the Earls of Suffolk.
Two Bindon Abbey's were another part of the Neuburgh legacy. The earliest Bindon Abbey housed twenty Cistercian monks from Forde Abbey in France, and was begun around 1149 by William Glastonia. By 1172 the abbey was moved inland to Wool and was re-founded by Roger Newburgh and his wife Maud Glastonia (grand daughter of William Glastonia) where it remained for three hundred and sixty-five years. It's history was stormy over the nearly four centuries of its existence. Bindon was smashed to ruins during “the dissolution” in Henry VIII's reign. All traces of the family’s tombs have disappeared, erasing the family heritage. The only piece left standing was the gatehouse which remains today. Around the site, scattered remnants of mosaic tiles are occasionally uncovered. In nearby Wool, the Turberville house still stands near the iconic bridge described by Thomas Hardy in Tess of d'Uberville. The abbey grounds were also part of the story written by Hardy.
The pages that follow contain an ongoing study of the Newburgh's their collateral's, and what history remains in the many archives of Great Britain. Some of the history continues to evolve as more ancient Latin documents are uncovered and translated. You are invited to follow the continuing research into the medieval NEWBURGH FAMILY of Dorset.
Years before . . .
Leland noted that the Newburgh's history was recorded in the stained-glass windows of the Manor House at Lulworth St. Andrew. The Newburgh family’s tenure began to wane after the late 15th century. Unfortunately, this Manor House/castle perished sometime after 1605, though remnants of the church dedicated to St. Andrew remained 1771. In 1535, Leland described the house replete with memorials to the Newburgh family. Though little is shown in modern references,OS maps from 1888-92 remembered the site of the Manor House/Castle and Church. A Visitation in1600 recorded the arms of the Newburgh's that remained in St. Andrew Church in 1600.
John Sparrow was commissioned in 1771 to draw maps for the 17th century owners - the Weld family. A cartouche (illustration) on the St. Andrew Farm map depicts the remnant ruins from the earliest medieval buildings. This drawing is all that is left, with the exception of descriptions by Hutchins in 1774. The first church of St. Andrew was ordained in 1225. Around 1630 it was moved to Lulworth Park by one of the Earls of Suffolk.
Two Bindon Abbey's were another part of the Neuburgh legacy. The earliest Bindon Abbey housed twenty Cistercian monks from Forde Abbey in France, and was begun around 1149 by William Glastonia. By 1172 the abbey was moved inland to Wool and was re-founded by Roger Newburgh and his wife Maud Glastonia (grand daughter of William Glastonia) where it remained for three hundred and sixty-five years. It's history was stormy over the nearly four centuries of its existence. Bindon was smashed to ruins during “the dissolution” in Henry VIII's reign. All traces of the family’s tombs have disappeared, erasing the family heritage. The only piece left standing was the gatehouse which remains today. Around the site, scattered remnants of mosaic tiles are occasionally uncovered. In nearby Wool, the Turberville house still stands near the iconic bridge described by Thomas Hardy in Tess of d'Uberville. The abbey grounds were also part of the story written by Hardy.
The pages that follow contain an ongoing study of the Newburgh's their collateral's, and what history remains in the many archives of Great Britain. Some of the history continues to evolve as more ancient Latin documents are uncovered and translated. You are invited to follow the continuing research into the medieval NEWBURGH FAMILY of Dorset.
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Sacred to the Memory of the FAMILY of the NEWBOROUGHS
dedicated by Ann Prowse
Descended from Roger de Bellemont, Lord of Pontandomer in Normandy (and Adeline his wife, Daughter to
Walleran Earl of Mellent in France) Cousin and Counsellor to William the Conqueror with whom he came to England
Which Roger had two Sons
Robert the elder, was Earl of Mellent and Leicester, and married Elizabeth Daughter to Hugh the Great, son of Henry the first
of France. The Second Son was Henry de Novoburgo (so called from a Castle in Normandy where he was born) who was
made Earl of Warwick by the Conqueror and that Earldom continued in his Posterity thru several noble and Royal Branches till
it was extinct by the Death of Ambrose Dudley, son to the Duke of Northumberland in 1589.
Henry de Novo Burgo second Son to the said Henry Earl of Warwick settled in Dorset, where Roger his Son founded the Abby of Byndon in 1172. From Him in a lineal Descent came John Newburgh of Lulworth Castle in Dorset, Who married Alice Daughter of William Carwent of Fayroke and Widow of John Westburie of Berkley, and was possessed of this Manor in 145__
Several of this family represented the County of Dorset in Parliament
In the Reign of Henry the 8th Christian Daughter and Heiress to Sir Roger Newburgh of Lulworth, a lineal
Descendant of the aforesaid John carried off a great Estate to the Lord Marney, Whose Daughter and Coheiress married
Thomas Howard second Son to the Duke of Norfolk Who was created Vicount Byndon.
Thomas Newborough Cousin to Sir Roger and Heir Male to this Family was the first who settled at Berkley and
was buried in this church in 1518. From Him, in direct Line, descended Roger Newborough, the last of this
Name, Who was buried here in 1680, Whose eldest Daughter and Coheiress Anne married John Prowse of Compton
Bishop, Esq. She died in 1740 and is buried in that Church.
In Honour of this Family, now extinct, this Inscription was placed here by Abigail, Widow of John Prowse, Son
and Heir of the above named John Prowse and Ann Newborough in the Year 1753 when this Church was rebuilt.”
dedicated by Ann Prowse
Descended from Roger de Bellemont, Lord of Pontandomer in Normandy (and Adeline his wife, Daughter to
Walleran Earl of Mellent in France) Cousin and Counsellor to William the Conqueror with whom he came to England
Which Roger had two Sons
Robert the elder, was Earl of Mellent and Leicester, and married Elizabeth Daughter to Hugh the Great, son of Henry the first
of France. The Second Son was Henry de Novoburgo (so called from a Castle in Normandy where he was born) who was
made Earl of Warwick by the Conqueror and that Earldom continued in his Posterity thru several noble and Royal Branches till
it was extinct by the Death of Ambrose Dudley, son to the Duke of Northumberland in 1589.
Henry de Novo Burgo second Son to the said Henry Earl of Warwick settled in Dorset, where Roger his Son founded the Abby of Byndon in 1172. From Him in a lineal Descent came John Newburgh of Lulworth Castle in Dorset, Who married Alice Daughter of William Carwent of Fayroke and Widow of John Westburie of Berkley, and was possessed of this Manor in 145__
Several of this family represented the County of Dorset in Parliament
In the Reign of Henry the 8th Christian Daughter and Heiress to Sir Roger Newburgh of Lulworth, a lineal
Descendant of the aforesaid John carried off a great Estate to the Lord Marney, Whose Daughter and Coheiress married
Thomas Howard second Son to the Duke of Norfolk Who was created Vicount Byndon.
Thomas Newborough Cousin to Sir Roger and Heir Male to this Family was the first who settled at Berkley and
was buried in this church in 1518. From Him, in direct Line, descended Roger Newborough, the last of this
Name, Who was buried here in 1680, Whose eldest Daughter and Coheiress Anne married John Prowse of Compton
Bishop, Esq. She died in 1740 and is buried in that Church.
In Honour of this Family, now extinct, this Inscription was placed here by Abigail, Widow of John Prowse, Son
and Heir of the above named John Prowse and Ann Newborough in the Year 1753 when this Church was rebuilt.”
Additional research has uncovered a familial split circa 1460, during the War of the Roses, which may have contributed to their decline at E. Lulworth.