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| | Berkshire History: Bisham Priory |
 | | The manor of Bisham, anciently Bisteham or Bustleham, in Berkshire was given by William the Conqueror to Henry De Ferrers, whose grandson, Robert, Earl Ferrers, gave it, in the reign of King Stephen to the Knights Templars, who are said to have had a preceptory there. |
 | | In 1335, it was granted, by King Edward III, to William Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, who, two years afterwards, procured a Royal licence for the founding of a priory at Bisham, endowing it with lands of £300 per annum. |
 | | Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, d.1460 and His effigial monument, for some unknown reason, can be seen preserved in Burghfield Parish Church. |
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