▁the ▁Cur zon ▁Family , ▁who ▁re built ▁the ▁old ▁man or ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁ ▁O wn ers ▁ ▁The ▁Cur zon ▁Family ▁ ▁Cro x all , ▁then ▁in ▁Derby shire , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 4 0 ▁Derby shire ▁Man ors ▁granted ▁to ▁Henry ▁de ▁Ferr ers ▁following ▁the ▁Norman ▁Con quest ▁of ▁ 1 0 6 6 . ▁▁ ▁Cro x all , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Man ors ▁of ▁Ed ing ale , ▁Tw y ford ▁and ▁K ed l eston ▁were ▁granted ▁to ▁Richard ▁De ▁Cur zon ; ▁Richard ▁was ▁son ▁of ▁G iral ine ▁De ▁Cour son , ▁a ▁Bre ton ▁who ▁had ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁con quest . ▁▁ ▁The ▁family ▁were ▁originally ▁linked ▁with ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Notre - D ame - de - C our son ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁held ▁the ▁man ors ▁under ▁the ▁Ferr ers ▁Family ▁until ▁ 1 2 6 6 ▁when , ▁after ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Earl ' s ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁the ▁King , ▁the ▁Ferr ers ' ▁lands ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lanc aster . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁held ▁the ▁Man ors ▁under ▁the ▁Duch y ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century , ▁after ▁which ▁time ▁they ▁held ▁them ▁direct ▁from ▁the ▁crown . ▁▁ ▁Richard ▁De ▁Cur zon ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁Robert , ▁whom ▁himself ▁had ▁ 3 ▁sons : ▁Richard , ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Robert . ▁▁ ▁Richard