 The manor of Sheldon was granted to Sir William de <unk> in about 1180 ; on his death , as a Norman , it was forfeit to The Crown as an escheat and then granted to the de <unk> family in 1231 by Henry III . In 1250 it passed to Sir Geoffrey <unk> on his marriage to Joan de <unk> . In 1424 the Manor was sold to Sir Walter Hungerford , and after some time was eventually granted to Catherine Parr temporarily until the Hungerford heir achieved majority . 
