, ▁which ▁held ▁it ▁until ▁the ▁D iss ol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Mon aster ies . ▁According ▁to ▁Ris don ▁( d . 1 6 4 0 ) ▁W err ington ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" pr incipal ▁man or " ▁of ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁Abb ots ▁of ▁T av ist ock ▁until ▁D iss ol ution . ▁ ▁Russell ▁At ▁the ▁D iss ol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Mon aster ies ▁W err ington ▁was ▁granted ▁by ▁King ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 0 , ▁together ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁vast ▁poss essions ▁of ▁T av ist ock ▁Ab bey , ▁to ▁John ▁Russell , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Russell ▁( 1 4 8 5 – 1 5 5 5 )( l ater ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Bed ford ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁W err ington ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁include ▁three ▁par ishes : ▁W err ington , ▁St ▁G iles - in - the - He ath ▁and ▁North ▁P ether win , ▁and ▁was ▁still ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Russell ▁family , ▁namely ▁by ▁John ▁Russell , ▁ 6 th ▁Duke ▁of ▁Bed ford ▁( 1 7 6 6 – 1 8 3 9 ), ▁whose ▁ste ward ▁held ▁courts ▁for ▁the ▁man or . ▁However , ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁man or ▁was ▁retained ▁by ▁the ▁Russ ells , ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁W err ington ▁within ▁the ▁man or ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁ ▁Edward ▁Wood ward ▁and ▁Henry