Randall, Shorne

Randall (anciently Rundale, Roundale, Rundell, Rundle, etc.) is an historic manor in the parish of Shorne, Kent, England.

History

Sir Henry de Cobham (d. circa 1316) was given by his father the manor of Randall. He was the younger brother of John de Cobham (died 1300),[1] of nearby Cobham Hall and of Cooling, Constable of Rochester Castle in Kent and one of the Barons of the Exchequer,[2] who married Joan de Septvans (died 1298), a daughter and co-heiress of Sir Robert de Septvans of Chartham[3] in Kent.

Sir Henry de Cobham (d. circa 1316) was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, which office was administered from Dover Castle in Kent. He married Joan Pencester (bef. 1269–1314/15) (a daughter of Stephen de Pencester), by whom he was the father of Stephen de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (d.1332) "of Rundale",[4] which title was created in 1326.[5]

Further reading
  • Randall Manor, The Old House in the Woods, 2008 leaflet

References
  1. GEC Complete Peerage, vol.3, 1913, p.343
  2. GEC Complete Peerage, vol. III, p.343
  3. Belcher, William Douglas, Kentish Brasses, Vol.1, 1881, no.59, p.31
  4. Hasted, Edward, History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, 1798
  5. GEC, III, p.351
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