Edward Harington of Ridlington

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Sir Edward Harington, 2nd Baronet of Ridlington (died 1652), English landowner.

Edward Harington was the eldest son Sir James Harington of Ridlington and Frances Sapcote.

He married Margaret Doyley (c. 1578–1658) in 1601, in a double wedding his father married Margaret's mother Anne Bernard, the widow of John Doyley, heirs to the Merton estate in Oxfordshire.

He was twice High Sheriff of Rutland, and succeeded his father as the 2nd Baronet of Ridlington.

At the manor house of Merton there was a long gallery and the 17th-century garden included a terrace to give a view towards Otmoor and surrounding villages. [1]

He was buried at Swakeleys at Ickenham in 1652, Swakeleys House was inherited by his son from Sir Edmund Wright. The inscription for his tomb says that he body was "translated" there. [2]

Family

Edward and Margaret had 14 children including;

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References

  1. John Dunkin, Oxfordshire: The history and antiquities of the hundreds of Bullington and Ploughley, vol. 2 (London, 1823), pp. 1-8, 16, 29, 32, 39, with an engraving of Merton manor.
  2. Walter H Godfrey, 'Swakeleys: Historical notes', in Survey of London Monograph 13, Swakeleys, Ickenham (London, 1933), pp. 1-21. British History Online http.
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