▁( 1 9 0 8 ) ▁notes ▁that ▁Little ▁B red y , ▁of ▁which ▁King ston ▁Russell ▁is ▁a ▁part , ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Bry d ian ▁in ▁the ▁Sax on ▁period . ▁It ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁if ▁Little ▁B red y ▁is ▁indeed ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Bry d ian ▁then ▁" It ▁was   ... ▁important ▁as ▁guard ing ▁the ▁one ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁down s ▁which ▁connect s ▁south - east ▁with ▁south - west ▁Dor set ." ▁ ▁The ▁Russell ▁family ▁ ▁King ston ▁Russell ▁takes ▁the ▁second ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁Russell ▁family ▁who ▁were ▁granted ▁the ▁man or ▁for ▁their ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁King . ▁The ▁man or ▁was ▁held ▁in - ch ief ▁from ▁the ▁King ▁by ▁Grand ▁Ser je ant y , ▁the ▁particular ▁service ▁performed ▁for ▁the ▁King ▁was ▁originally ▁as ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁the ▁But tery , ▁as ▁the ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Fe es ▁dated ▁ 1 2 1 1 ▁records ▁for ▁the ▁H undred ▁of ▁" Al v red es ber ge " ▁( since ▁dissol ved ), ▁Dor set : ▁ ▁The ▁ser je ant y ▁changed ▁during ▁the ▁minor ity ▁of ▁King ▁Henry ▁III ▁to ▁the ▁counting ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁ch ess man ▁and ▁storing ▁them ▁away ▁after ▁a ▁game . ▁John ▁Russell ▁of ▁King ston ▁Russell ▁was ▁a ▁household ▁kn ight ▁of ▁King ▁Richard ▁I ▁from ▁at ▁the ▁latest ▁ 1 1 9 5 ▁then ▁also