▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁the ▁Ear ls ▁of ▁March ▁held ▁an ▁estate ▁of ▁one ▁kn ight ' s ▁fee ▁at ▁North ▁A ston ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁bar ony ▁of ▁Cl iff ord ▁Castle . ▁This ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁because ▁Margaret ▁Long esp ée ▁inherited ▁the ▁bar ony ▁of ▁Cl iff ord ▁from ▁her ▁grand father ▁Walter ▁de ▁Cl iff ord ▁( d ied ▁ 1 2 6 3 ). ▁ ▁L ords ▁of ▁the ▁Man or ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 0 8 6 ▁Edward ▁of ▁Sal is bury ' s ▁ten ant ▁at ▁North ▁A ston ▁was ▁An ch et il ▁de ▁Gre ye . ▁The ▁ten ancy ▁had ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁T riv et ▁family ▁by ▁ 1 2 7 9 ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Anne ▁family ▁by ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 5 5 4 , ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁John ▁Anne , ▁North ▁A ston ▁passed ▁to ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Bro ke , ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Common ▁Ple as ; ▁possibly ▁through ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁John ▁Anne ' s ▁grand d augh ter ▁to ▁Robert ▁Bro ke ' s ▁son . ▁The ▁man or ▁desc ended ▁via ▁Bro ke ' s ▁son ▁John ▁and ▁grand son ▁Sir ▁Bas il ▁( d ied ▁ 1 6 4 6 ) ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Bro oke . ▁Sir ▁Bas il ▁Bro oke ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁were ▁rec us ants ▁and ▁Thomas ▁was ▁a ▁Royal ist , ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 6 5