Norreys
Norreys (also spelt Norris) may refer to various members of, or estates belonging to, a landed family chiefly seated in the English counties of Berkshire and Lancashire and the Irish county of Cork.
The Norreys surname derived from their Norse ethnic origin originally appearing as 'le Norreys'.
Famous family members
- Baron Norreys of Rycote
- Earl of Abingdon whose secondary title is Baron Norreys of Rycote
- Sir John Norreys (Esquire), Keeper of the Wardrobe for King Henry VI of England
- Alice Norreys, 15th century Lady of the Garter
- Sir William Norreys, 15th century Lancastrian soldier
- Sir John Norreys (usher), 16th century courtier and usher to members of the House of Tudor
- Sir Henry Norreys, 16th century courtier accused of adultery with Queen Anne Boleyn
- Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys, 16th century ambassador to France
- Sir John Norreys, 16th century English soldier
- Sir Edward Norreys, 16th century Governor of Ostend and English Member of Parliament
See also
- Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire
- Norreys Estate at Wokingham in Berkshire
- Yattendon Castle in Berkshire
- Ockwells Manor in Berkshire
- Jephson
- Mallow Castle in Cork, Ireland
- Norris (surname)
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