Barony of Bennington
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BENINGTON was the head of a Saxon lordship of some importance, which extended apparently into Sacombe, Layston, Ashwell, Hinxworth and Radwell. It was held in the time of Edward the Confessor by Ælmar or Æthelmar, and before him possibly by Æfric of Benington. William the Conqueror granted the lands of Ælmar to Peter de Valognes, who was sheriff of the county in 1086. Peter de Valognes, as successor to Ælmar, made Benington the head of the Valognes barony, which was sometimes styled later the honour of Benington. Here we find he had 6½ hides in demesne and a park for beasts of the chase, and here either Peter or his son Roger built the castle.
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