PEDWELL MANOR
Pedwell was held by Algar in 1066 and by Walter of Douai under Glastonbury abbey in 1086. (fn. 1) It descended with Ashcott until 1166 when Juain son of Baldwin of Ashcott forfeited a fee at Pedwell, and the land was presumably resumed by Glastonbury abbey. (fn. 2) In the later 13th century an estate in Pedwell was held by William, son of Robert of Middleton, and Maud, daughter of Arnulph de la Strete. (fn. 3)
In 1311 lands in Pedwell and elsewhere were settled on (Sir) Richard Pike and his wife Margaret (fn. 4) and descended in the Pike family with their manor of Moorlinch to Elizabeth, elder daughter of Thomas Pike (d. 1555).
From: 'Ashcott', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 8: The Poldens and the Levels (2004), pp. 13-25. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=15103. Date accessed: 23 June 2007.