Lord Robert de Musgrave

Robert de Musgrave was the son of Peter, Lord of Musgrave. He was born c.1146 at Sandford, Westmorland, Scotland. His wife is unknown, but four children are known. Robert succeeded his father to the title Lord of Musgrave.

There was a cause settled at Appleby between Thorphin son of Robert and the monks of Byland of the one part, and Robert son of Peter Musgrave and his tenants of the other part, concerning common of pasture between Musgrave and Bleatarn. The award was that "there shall remain to Robert son of Peter, 82 acres, viz. from the thorn upon Hoberghe, across the syke under Maureberghe, to the way towards Musegrave; and from the said thorn the whole shall remain to the monks towards the Grange, and to the way nigh the chapel; and the cattle of Robert shall never enter within these bounds nor the cattle of the monks within the property of Robert. Also Robert shall have one outgate for the cattle of Musegrave upon Maureberghe, between the culture of the monks and the vale under Hoberghe and from thence to the tarn, and from thence to the way upon Cressekeld [Keldhead] which goes towards Appleby and to the place where four ways meet, and from thence to the head of the Tarn. All this shall be in common pasture for the cattle of Musegrave and the cattle of the monks. But the monks shall plow the culture nigh the mill dam unto the Tarn, and shall have their culture upon Maureberghe, and the meadow in property, as they had before this composition, and shall plow nothing more there, and the cattle of Musegrave shall never enter, And if the cattle of either of them should trespass beyond their limits, they were to pay to the party injured one penny for 20 cattle according to the custom of the country."

The land appears to lie north-west of Little Musgrave and between the Eden and the Soulby-Appleby road. The manor of Bleatarn had been granted to the abbot and convent of Byland in the reign of Henry II, and naturally the monks would wish to establish the boundary between them and Musgrave.

Children of Robert, Lord of Musgrave:

• Adam de Musgrave, 1170-1216, married Alicia de Holbec, six children.
• John de Musgrave, born c. 1175 at Great Musgrave, Westmorland
• Walter de Musgrave, born c.1180 at Great Musgrave, Westmorland
• Peter de Musgrave, born c.1185 at Great Musgrave, Westmorland and died Dunston, Embleton, Northumberland, England

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West from Warcop, lies the manor of Sandford, on the north side of the river Eden; which probably had its name from some ford over that river, the soil being remarkably sandy all thereabouts.

sources

• The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and Cumberland- Joseph Nicolson, Richard Burn, Strahan & Cadell, London, 1777- Vol. I, pp. 590-1

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