▁died ▁without ▁children ▁in ▁ 1 2 5 3 ▁it ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁Crown . ▁It ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Wal er an ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁good ▁service ▁rendered ▁by ▁him ▁in ▁Gas con y , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 3 ▁it ▁was ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁lord ▁of ▁Christ ch urch , ▁because ▁Bald win ▁de ▁Red vers , ▁ 7 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Dev on , ▁died ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁Regin ald ▁de ▁Bet test hor ne ▁had ▁lands ▁in ▁Ash ley ▁worth ▁ 5 ▁sh ill ings ▁year ly . ▁ ▁Ash ley ▁Ar ne wood ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁later ▁date ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁Ash ley ▁was ▁joined ▁with ▁part ▁of ▁another ▁man or ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁called ▁Ar ne wood , ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁being ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁Ash ley ▁Ar ne wood . ▁K atherine , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁Maurice ▁Ber keley , ▁at ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 4 ▁owned ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁Ar ne wood ▁together ▁with ▁an ▁estate ▁in ▁West ▁and ▁East ▁Ash ley , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁passed ▁to ▁her ▁daughter ▁War borough , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁Com pton . ▁William ▁Com pton , ▁whose ▁family ▁seat ▁was ▁in ▁Com pton ▁W yn y ates ▁in ▁War wick shire , ▁was ▁Gro om ▁of ▁the ▁Bed ch