nglish history is peppered with long lost village names that have, over the centuries either been lost entirely from the present-day maps, or have evolved, along with the language itself, into names that bear little relationship to their originals. Most English village and town names are many centuries old - in many cases back to Norman (around 1000AD) or even Roman (who left England in around 410AD) times. As villages have grown and shrunk, with the ebb and flow of local economies, the ravages of war and disease, their names have also evolved.

s a consequence of the living nature of place names, there's no guarantee that your chosen town or village existed in a recognisable form many centuries ago, when titles of rank and nobility originated. In some cases place names are much more recent, having been "invented" during the industrial revolution or in the housing booms of the 20th century. Since most titles that can be acquired relate to medieval land ownership it is very unlikely that these towns or villages will yield any suitable titles.

owever, there may well have been hamlets or villages near to where your chosen town is located, and these may have been home to a Lord or Baron. We will be able to identify these titles if they did exist, even if we cannot find a title that exactly matches the place you ask us to research.

e can guarantee that we will be thorough and professional in our research and will report back to you with our findings. We cannot guarantee to find a manor title for the exact location that you specify. Please remember also that if we do find your specific title, it may belong to someone else and we may not therefore be able to make it available.