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Arms of Vipont: Gules, six annulets or. These arms were later quartered by Baron Clifford

Vipont (aliasVieuxpont) is the name of a prominent family in the history of Westmorland. According to Thomas [1] the name originated in France before 1066 as Vieuxpont ("Old Bridge"), Latinized to de Vetere Ponte ("from the Old Bridge"), with alternative spellings Vezpont, Veepon, Vexpont, Vypont, Vispont, Vypunt, Vespont, Vipond, Vypond, Voypond, Veepond, Vippond, Vipon, Vipan, Vipen, etc. The Vipont family bore arms: Gules, six annulets or 3:2:1, later quartered by Baron Clifford.

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Notable family members

Robert de Vieuxpont

Robert's biography is given in Summerson. [6] He was the younger son of William de Vieuxpont and Maud de Morville (daughter of Hugh de Morville, Lord of Westmorland). He served King Richard I, King John and King Henry III. Appleby Castle, Brough Castle and Whinfell Forest were granted to him by King John in 1203, together with the title of hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland. He also built Brougham Castle. In the early 13th century, he was also High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests, and had custody of the Sees of York and Durham. Later he moved on to other duties. In 1216, he took responsibility for Cumberland and Carlisle Castle. He died in early 1228, [7] leaving his body and Wycombe estates to the Knights Templar. He married Idonea de Busli, a descendant of Roger de Busli, in 1213. His children were son John (died 1241) and daughter Christian, who married Thomas of Greystoke. When John's son Robert died in 1264, his possessions passed to his daughters and eventually to Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford.

High Sheriffs of Westmorland

In 1204 King John granted the "Sheriffwick and rent of the county of Westmorland", together with the custody of the castles of Appleby and Brough, to Robert de Vieuxpont in perpetuity. He was succeeded in 1228 by his son John de Vieuxpont, who died circa 1242, leaving his infant son Robert de Veteripont a ward of the king and of the Prior of Carlisle. Robert later died of wounds received in rebellion against King Henry III circa 1264, during the Battle of Lewes, leaving two daughters Isabella and Idonea. Isabella married Roger de Clifford, father of Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford and on the death of Idonea the hereditary shrievalty passed via Isabella to Robert and the de Clifford family. [8]

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Notes
  1. Thomas, David Edwards. "Vipond History Veteripont and Vieuxpont all the same" . Retrieved 3 April 2008.
  2. Charters of grant published in Nicholson, J., & Burn, R., History and Antiquities of Westmorland and Cumberlanf, Vol.1, pp.267-8
  3. Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960, pp.103-4, Appleby
  4. Sanders, p.104, note 1
  5. "Web Site Creator". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011.
  6. Summerson 2004
  7. Summerson, Trueman & Harrison 1998 , p. 10
  8. "Appleby Barony" . Retrieved 8 May 2011.
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