Medieval East Lulworth Timeline
PHASE I - AT LITTLE BINDON BINDON ABBEY AND FIRST LULWORTH CASTLE
1066 NORMAN INVASION - William the Conqueror becomes king.
1085 Henry Beaumont/Newburgh belted 1st Earl of Warwick
Acquired the entire WINFRITH HUNDRED
1088 Domesday Book written
William I retains one section of Lulworth for himself and his descendants.
Future MANOR OF LULWORTH ST. ANDREW.
1107 Robert Newburgh acquired the Count of Mortain’s portions of Lulworth.
Newburgh/Beaumont brothers (Henry and Waleran) support Henry I.
1130 William Glastonia becomes Chamberlain to King Henry I.
1139 William Glastonia is Chamberlain of Lulworth Castle (Little Bindon)
1147 William Glastonia founds the first Bindon Abbey at Little Bindon east of Lulworth Cove.
1150 ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH established by Augustinians on the Crown manor of Lulworth St. Andrew.
1172 Roger Newburgh and Maud Glastonia his wife (granddaughter of William Glastonia)
move Bindon Abbey inland to Wool.
The original BINDON ABBEY and the FIRST LULWORTH CASTLE disappear.
PHASE II - DEVELOPMENT OF THE MANOR OF LULWORTH ST. ANDREW
AND THE CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW
New development on the king’s section of ‘EAST-WEST LULWORTH’
1225 ST. ANDREW CHURCH consecrated on the manor of Lulworth St. Andrew. by the Prior of
Merton. Described as Norman architecture by Hutchins in 18th century, actually Early Gothic.
1235 Manor of Lulworth St. Andrew first mentioned along with hamlet of Gatemerston.
Robert Newburgh was tenant-in-chief. The Newburgh’s possessed Gatemerston in chief of the king.
SECOND LULWORTH CASTLE is built on the Manor of Lulworth St. Andrew.
Primogeniture passed down through royal descendants and manor is sub-infeudated to tenants.
1303 First entry recording a vicar for St. Andrew church – These records passed to Weld’s St. Andrew Church
after 1641.
1381 Sir John Newburgh deceased. His wife Margaret Poyntz Newburgh remarries William Payn.
William Payn holds the manor of Lulworth St. Andrew (and others) of Edmund Mortimer through
John Newburgh, son of Sir John. A covenant was written between John, his mother, and William Payn.
1399 St. Andrew Church has its own knight’s fees (3).
1425 Edmund Mortimer deceased. His heir is his nephew Richard Duke of York, father of Edward IV and Richard
III..
1427 John Newburgh Esq. occupies the manor and castle at Lulworth St. Andrew.
Married in 1422 to Edith Attemore, he raises six children there. Edith dies 1448 and he
remarries Alice Carent Westbury (widow) and raises three more children at Lulworth Castle.
1484 John Newburgh Esq. deceased. March 1484.
His heir is his grandson John Sr. who dies seven months later Oct. 1484.
Battle of Bosworth or plague? His wife died the same day. His heir was his brother Roger.
John and Roger are the sons of William Newburgh (son of Alice) who married Christian Gouvis/Smyth.
William was son of John Newburgh Esq. with his second wife Alice Carent Westbury Newburgh.
1515 Roger dies. His heir Christian was the daughter of Elizabeth Wadham. Christian was named after Roger’s
mother. Christian marries Sir John Marney and produces two daughters, Catherine and Elizabeth.
1517 Christian Marney deceased. John Marney survives her and remarries Bridget Fynderne (widow).
1525 John Marney deceased. Co-heiresses to East Lulworth are his daughters Catherine and Elizabeth, who
became wards of Henry VIII.
1527 Catherine Marney married George Radcliff, her custodian’s son. He was deceased shortly after.
1530 3rd Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Howard held East Lulworth. D-WLC/M/70
He had wardship over Elizabeth Marney and married her to his son Thomas.
Catherine Marney widow of George Radcliff, marries second husband Thomas Poynings who received the
entire Newburgh legacy – granted by Henry VIII for his military service in France. He built Mt. Poynings at
East Lulworth. Considered a castle it was the second to be built on the Lulworth tract.
1539 BINDON ABBEY dedicated in 1172, serving as sepulcher of the Newburgh’s was suppressed and destroyed
at the Dissolution. It received a reprieve in 1536 from suppression, but was finally destroyed in 1539.
1545 Thomas Poynings deceased.
1547 Catherine Poynings deceased. She left the NEWBURGH’S LULWORTH CASTLE to her nephew
Henry Howard. He lived there until 1582 when his father died and he assumed the Viscountcy, and moved
to the Bindon Abbey house.
The Howard family inherits the Newburgh legacy via marriage, which originally belonged to the Marney
sisters. After the Poynings’ decease, Elizabeth Marney and her husband, Thomas Howard 1st Viscount
Bindon second son of the 3rd Duke of Norfolk, inherited all of the Newburgh’s Lulworth. Mt. Poynings
demolished by Adrian Poynings, or Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Bindon, brother of Henry 2nd Viscount
Bindon.
1582 Thomas Howard 1st Viscount Bindon deceased, his heir was his son Henry Howard.
His Viscount status was passed to Henry, but in title only. Henry was functionally insane, and was not
allowed the privileges of his office.
1589 Henry Howard 2nd Viscount Bindon deceased, his heir is his grand-daughter Ambrosia Gorges.
Ambrosia was daughter of Douglessa Howard and Sir Arthur Gorges. Douglessa was daughter of
Henry and Frances Mertes Howard.
1597 Frances Howard widow of Henry lived in the Castle at Lulworth until her death. She remarried.
1600 Ambrosia Gorges ward of Queen Elizabeth I - deceased in custody of the Queen.
The Lulworth estate is returned to Thomas Howard brother of Henry.
Douglessa and Ambrosia are interred together in Westminster Abbey.
1605 Thomas Howard 3rd Viscount Bindon imparks an additional 1,000 acres around the Newburgh’s original
medieval deer park creating LULWORTH PARK and begins planning a hunting lodge to attract the king to
Dorset. He is encouraged by Robert Cecil, earl of Salisbury to begin this project. Hunting lodges were
fashionable during this period.
1609 Hunting lodge is commissioned and building begins.
1611 Thomas Howard 3rd Viscount Bindon deceased. No issue. His heir is his Cousin Thomas Howard
1st earl of Suffolk.
1612 Various parties rented Lulworth St. Andrew. WLC/T5
1619 Thomas Howard Earl of Suffolk takes an inventory of his holdings in Dorset. More interested in building
his Jacobean home at Audley End.
1626 Thomas Howard Earl of Suffolk deceased
PHASE III – MEDIEVAL VILLAGE AND ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH MOVED TO
LULWORTH PARK 1.25 miles east.
LULWORTH PARK becomes seat of East Lulworth
hunting lodge becomes the SECOND OR THIRD LULWORTH CASTLE.
1630 Theophilus Howard 2nd Duke of Suffolk held the estate from his father Thomas Howard
& D-WLC/M/71 Thomas’ main focus was on his seat at Audley End. He spent little time at Lulworth.
1636
ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH ON THE MANOR OF LULWORTH ST. ANDREW IS RELOCATED
to Lulworth Park c. 1630. The Newburgh’s Castle is demolished possibly as a source for hunting lodge
and new village.
Some ruins remained on the early site. John Sparrow sketched the ruins when he was commissioned
to map the Weld Estate in 1771.
St. Andrew Church was rebuilt at Lulworth Park near the hunting lodge, circa 1630-40. A new village
was built south of the church. The Newburgh memorials, detailed by Leland were removed when the
castle was torn down. Church memorials were detailed in 1603 during a ‘visitation.’ Documents in
British Library.
1640 Theophilus Howard deceased – his son sells the estate to the Welds in 1641.
There are two indentures for Lulworth, one for the Welds and another for other prospective buyers.
D-WLC/M/74 D-WLC/M/75
1641 The Weld family of London purchased the Lulworth tract. Initially, they lived in the Howard’s
Bindon House which was burned during the English Civil War.
1641 THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR RAGES
to
1651 Damage done to the hunting lodge.
After the war the Welds concentrated on making the lodge their residence when the old
Howard residence at Wool was burned during the war.
1687 Court Book D-WLC/M/98 including East Lulworth and West Lulworth, Burton etc.
Court books exist for 1706-1713, 1748-65
1721 D-WLC/M/91 Rental of Lulworth East and West.
1741 Rental of E. Lulworth D-WLC/M/92 by Thomas Keate by 1773 E. Lulworth isn’t included in rentals
which probably means that E. Lulworth boundaries no longer included the old manor.
1753 Draught of St. Andrews Farm D-WLC/P/15 North side of Bindon Hill - shows enclosures
1771 Sparrow contracted to draw maps of the Weld Estate
1786 The Welds built a Roman Catholic Chapel on the grounds and began removal of St. Andrew
church. Corner stone for the chapel installed. Inventories of "the Church Plate" and "Table Plate", and
vestments, altar furniture etc. lent by Mr. Weld to the Chapel of BLANDFORD, undated. It would seem
these were from St. Andrew.
1787 The Welds were admonished by the Bishop of Bristol for tearing down St. Andrew Church, and they were
ordered by the bishop to rebuild it. They sought approval and received permission to remove the chancel and
aisles. (D 28 19/2/20 Chippenham)
1788 The Bishop demanded it be rebuilt. Permission was granted with a “return” signed by several church
wardens and rectors. (D 28 19/2/20 Chippenham) The villagers were unsatisfied and complained to
Rev. Henry Hall.
1790 The Welds began moving the village off the estate to the current location. The villagers were offered
the custody of their church, as long as they removed it at their expense. They declined.
Right of way through the estate to the church was maintained.
1791 Henry Hall Rector at Child Okeford formed a commission to investigate the condition of St. Andrew.
1846 The rebuild of 1788 was later judged by Sir Stephen Glynn to be of very mean condition.
1865 Another renovation took place to bring it into to the condition now observed. John Hicks was the architect.
He was assisted by Thomas Hardy, who remained committed to preserving the ancient tower.
NOTE: Archaeological studies have confirmed that Lulworth Park had no medieval inhabitants.
Habitation occurred after the seat of Lulworth was moved from the manor of Lulworth
St. Andrew in the 17th century. The early village was later removed from Lulworth Park to make
way for gardens on the estate. The modern village of East Lulworth is mostly 18th century.
1897 Thomas Hardy wrote to the SPAB to make recommendations for preservation of the tower. Renovation
was completed before 1904.
PHASE I - AT LITTLE BINDON BINDON ABBEY AND FIRST LULWORTH CASTLE
1066 NORMAN INVASION - William the Conqueror becomes king.
1085 Henry Beaumont/Newburgh belted 1st Earl of Warwick
Acquired the entire WINFRITH HUNDRED
1088 Domesday Book written
William I retains one section of Lulworth for himself and his descendants.
Future MANOR OF LULWORTH ST. ANDREW.
1107 Robert Newburgh acquired the Count of Mortain’s portions of Lulworth.
Newburgh/Beaumont brothers (Henry and Waleran) support Henry I.
1130 William Glastonia becomes Chamberlain to King Henry I.
1139 William Glastonia is Chamberlain of Lulworth Castle (Little Bindon)
1147 William Glastonia founds the first Bindon Abbey at Little Bindon east of Lulworth Cove.
1150 ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH established by Augustinians on the Crown manor of Lulworth St. Andrew.
1172 Roger Newburgh and Maud Glastonia his wife (granddaughter of William Glastonia)
move Bindon Abbey inland to Wool.
The original BINDON ABBEY and the FIRST LULWORTH CASTLE disappear.
PHASE II - DEVELOPMENT OF THE MANOR OF LULWORTH ST. ANDREW
AND THE CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW
New development on the king’s section of ‘EAST-WEST LULWORTH’
1225 ST. ANDREW CHURCH consecrated on the manor of Lulworth St. Andrew. by the Prior of
Merton. Described as Norman architecture by Hutchins in 18th century, actually Early Gothic.
1235 Manor of Lulworth St. Andrew first mentioned along with hamlet of Gatemerston.
Robert Newburgh was tenant-in-chief. The Newburgh’s possessed Gatemerston in chief of the king.
SECOND LULWORTH CASTLE is built on the Manor of Lulworth St. Andrew.
Primogeniture passed down through royal descendants and manor is sub-infeudated to tenants.
1303 First entry recording a vicar for St. Andrew church – These records passed to Weld’s St. Andrew Church
after 1641.
1381 Sir John Newburgh deceased. His wife Margaret Poyntz Newburgh remarries William Payn.
William Payn holds the manor of Lulworth St. Andrew (and others) of Edmund Mortimer through
John Newburgh, son of Sir John. A covenant was written between John, his mother, and William Payn.
1399 St. Andrew Church has its own knight’s fees (3).
1425 Edmund Mortimer deceased. His heir is his nephew Richard Duke of York, father of Edward IV and Richard
III..
1427 John Newburgh Esq. occupies the manor and castle at Lulworth St. Andrew.
Married in 1422 to Edith Attemore, he raises six children there. Edith dies 1448 and he
remarries Alice Carent Westbury (widow) and raises three more children at Lulworth Castle.
1484 John Newburgh Esq. deceased. March 1484.
His heir is his grandson John Sr. who dies seven months later Oct. 1484.
Battle of Bosworth or plague? His wife died the same day. His heir was his brother Roger.
John and Roger are the sons of William Newburgh (son of Alice) who married Christian Gouvis/Smyth.
William was son of John Newburgh Esq. with his second wife Alice Carent Westbury Newburgh.
1515 Roger dies. His heir Christian was the daughter of Elizabeth Wadham. Christian was named after Roger’s
mother. Christian marries Sir John Marney and produces two daughters, Catherine and Elizabeth.
1517 Christian Marney deceased. John Marney survives her and remarries Bridget Fynderne (widow).
1525 John Marney deceased. Co-heiresses to East Lulworth are his daughters Catherine and Elizabeth, who
became wards of Henry VIII.
1527 Catherine Marney married George Radcliff, her custodian’s son. He was deceased shortly after.
1530 3rd Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Howard held East Lulworth. D-WLC/M/70
He had wardship over Elizabeth Marney and married her to his son Thomas.
Catherine Marney widow of George Radcliff, marries second husband Thomas Poynings who received the
entire Newburgh legacy – granted by Henry VIII for his military service in France. He built Mt. Poynings at
East Lulworth. Considered a castle it was the second to be built on the Lulworth tract.
1539 BINDON ABBEY dedicated in 1172, serving as sepulcher of the Newburgh’s was suppressed and destroyed
at the Dissolution. It received a reprieve in 1536 from suppression, but was finally destroyed in 1539.
1545 Thomas Poynings deceased.
1547 Catherine Poynings deceased. She left the NEWBURGH’S LULWORTH CASTLE to her nephew
Henry Howard. He lived there until 1582 when his father died and he assumed the Viscountcy, and moved
to the Bindon Abbey house.
The Howard family inherits the Newburgh legacy via marriage, which originally belonged to the Marney
sisters. After the Poynings’ decease, Elizabeth Marney and her husband, Thomas Howard 1st Viscount
Bindon second son of the 3rd Duke of Norfolk, inherited all of the Newburgh’s Lulworth. Mt. Poynings
demolished by Adrian Poynings, or Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Bindon, brother of Henry 2nd Viscount
Bindon.
1582 Thomas Howard 1st Viscount Bindon deceased, his heir was his son Henry Howard.
His Viscount status was passed to Henry, but in title only. Henry was functionally insane, and was not
allowed the privileges of his office.
1589 Henry Howard 2nd Viscount Bindon deceased, his heir is his grand-daughter Ambrosia Gorges.
Ambrosia was daughter of Douglessa Howard and Sir Arthur Gorges. Douglessa was daughter of
Henry and Frances Mertes Howard.
1597 Frances Howard widow of Henry lived in the Castle at Lulworth until her death. She remarried.
1600 Ambrosia Gorges ward of Queen Elizabeth I - deceased in custody of the Queen.
The Lulworth estate is returned to Thomas Howard brother of Henry.
Douglessa and Ambrosia are interred together in Westminster Abbey.
1605 Thomas Howard 3rd Viscount Bindon imparks an additional 1,000 acres around the Newburgh’s original
medieval deer park creating LULWORTH PARK and begins planning a hunting lodge to attract the king to
Dorset. He is encouraged by Robert Cecil, earl of Salisbury to begin this project. Hunting lodges were
fashionable during this period.
1609 Hunting lodge is commissioned and building begins.
1611 Thomas Howard 3rd Viscount Bindon deceased. No issue. His heir is his Cousin Thomas Howard
1st earl of Suffolk.
1612 Various parties rented Lulworth St. Andrew. WLC/T5
1619 Thomas Howard Earl of Suffolk takes an inventory of his holdings in Dorset. More interested in building
his Jacobean home at Audley End.
1626 Thomas Howard Earl of Suffolk deceased
PHASE III – MEDIEVAL VILLAGE AND ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH MOVED TO
LULWORTH PARK 1.25 miles east.
LULWORTH PARK becomes seat of East Lulworth
hunting lodge becomes the SECOND OR THIRD LULWORTH CASTLE.
1630 Theophilus Howard 2nd Duke of Suffolk held the estate from his father Thomas Howard
& D-WLC/M/71 Thomas’ main focus was on his seat at Audley End. He spent little time at Lulworth.
1636
ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH ON THE MANOR OF LULWORTH ST. ANDREW IS RELOCATED
to Lulworth Park c. 1630. The Newburgh’s Castle is demolished possibly as a source for hunting lodge
and new village.
Some ruins remained on the early site. John Sparrow sketched the ruins when he was commissioned
to map the Weld Estate in 1771.
St. Andrew Church was rebuilt at Lulworth Park near the hunting lodge, circa 1630-40. A new village
was built south of the church. The Newburgh memorials, detailed by Leland were removed when the
castle was torn down. Church memorials were detailed in 1603 during a ‘visitation.’ Documents in
British Library.
1640 Theophilus Howard deceased – his son sells the estate to the Welds in 1641.
There are two indentures for Lulworth, one for the Welds and another for other prospective buyers.
D-WLC/M/74 D-WLC/M/75
1641 The Weld family of London purchased the Lulworth tract. Initially, they lived in the Howard’s
Bindon House which was burned during the English Civil War.
1641 THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR RAGES
to
1651 Damage done to the hunting lodge.
After the war the Welds concentrated on making the lodge their residence when the old
Howard residence at Wool was burned during the war.
1687 Court Book D-WLC/M/98 including East Lulworth and West Lulworth, Burton etc.
Court books exist for 1706-1713, 1748-65
1721 D-WLC/M/91 Rental of Lulworth East and West.
1741 Rental of E. Lulworth D-WLC/M/92 by Thomas Keate by 1773 E. Lulworth isn’t included in rentals
which probably means that E. Lulworth boundaries no longer included the old manor.
1753 Draught of St. Andrews Farm D-WLC/P/15 North side of Bindon Hill - shows enclosures
1771 Sparrow contracted to draw maps of the Weld Estate
1786 The Welds built a Roman Catholic Chapel on the grounds and began removal of St. Andrew
church. Corner stone for the chapel installed. Inventories of "the Church Plate" and "Table Plate", and
vestments, altar furniture etc. lent by Mr. Weld to the Chapel of BLANDFORD, undated. It would seem
these were from St. Andrew.
1787 The Welds were admonished by the Bishop of Bristol for tearing down St. Andrew Church, and they were
ordered by the bishop to rebuild it. They sought approval and received permission to remove the chancel and
aisles. (D 28 19/2/20 Chippenham)
1788 The Bishop demanded it be rebuilt. Permission was granted with a “return” signed by several church
wardens and rectors. (D 28 19/2/20 Chippenham) The villagers were unsatisfied and complained to
Rev. Henry Hall.
1790 The Welds began moving the village off the estate to the current location. The villagers were offered
the custody of their church, as long as they removed it at their expense. They declined.
Right of way through the estate to the church was maintained.
1791 Henry Hall Rector at Child Okeford formed a commission to investigate the condition of St. Andrew.
1846 The rebuild of 1788 was later judged by Sir Stephen Glynn to be of very mean condition.
1865 Another renovation took place to bring it into to the condition now observed. John Hicks was the architect.
He was assisted by Thomas Hardy, who remained committed to preserving the ancient tower.
NOTE: Archaeological studies have confirmed that Lulworth Park had no medieval inhabitants.
Habitation occurred after the seat of Lulworth was moved from the manor of Lulworth
St. Andrew in the 17th century. The early village was later removed from Lulworth Park to make
way for gardens on the estate. The modern village of East Lulworth is mostly 18th century.
1897 Thomas Hardy wrote to the SPAB to make recommendations for preservation of the tower. Renovation
was completed before 1904.