ðɪs wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv lˈɔːɹdʃɪps bᵻstˈoʊd əpˌɑːn hˈɛnɹi də fˈɜːɹɚz baɪ wˈɪljəm ðə kˈɑːŋkɚɹɚ hˌuː lˈeɪɾɚ sˈiːdᵻd ˈɔːɹtən ˈoʊvɚtən ænd mˈoːɹbɑːɹn tə ðə sˈɪstɚʃˌiən ˈæbi ʌv mˈɛɹɪvˌeɪl.
This was one of the 35 lordships bestowed upon Henry de Ferrers by William the Conqueror who later ceded Orton (Overton) and Morebarne to the Cistercian abbey of Merevale.