Norreys

Norreys (also spelt Norris) may refer to various members of, or estates belonging to, a landed family chiefly seated in the English counties of Berkshire and Lancashire and the Irish county of Cork.

The Norreys family were descendants of the prominent le Norreys family, who supposedly first appear in England shortly after the Norman Invasion (1066) with the arrival of William de Noers (William of Noyers), Steward of William the Conqueror. Geoffrey le Norreys, son of William de Noers, had lands that were eventually combined with the lands of one Ivo le Norreys (born c. 1090), under Geoffrey's son Hugh le Norreys. Ivo le Norreys was a messenger for the King of Norway, King Sigurd, and first appears in records in 1122. No one is certain of the connection between Geoffrey le Norreys and Ivo le Norreys, though the two were most likely brothers or cousins. The combined properties included land in Cheshire, Lancashire, and Yorkshire.

Famous family members

• Baron Norreys of Rycote
• Earl of Abingdon whose secondary title is Baron Norreys of Rycote
• Sir John Norreys (Esquire), Keeper of the Wardrobe for King Henry VI of England
• Alice Norreys, 15th century Lady of the Garter
• Sir William Norreys, 15th century Lancastrian soldier
• Sir John Norreys (usher), 16th century courtier and usher to members of the House of Tudor
• Sir Henry Norreys, 16th century courtier accused of adultery with Queen Anne Boleyn
• Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys, 16th century ambassador to France
• Sir John Norreys, 16th century English soldier
• Sir Edward Norreys, 16th century Governor of Ostend and English Member of Parliament

See also

• Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire
• Norreys Estate at Wokingham in Berkshire
• Yattendon Castle in Berkshire
• Ockwells Manor in Berkshire
• Jephson
• Mallow Castle in Cork, Ireland

External links

• Royal Berkshire History: The Norreys Family of Ockwells, Yattendon & Winkfield