The Bedingfeld, later Paston-Bedingfeld Baronetcy, of

Oxburgh Oxborough is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, well known for its church and manor house Oxburgh Hall. It covers an area of and had a population of 240 in 106 households in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census ...

in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the

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. It was created by

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in recompense for the family's losses in the Royalist cause during the

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and Interregnum years. The Bedingfelds are said to descend from 'Ogerlis', a Norman, who, in 1100, held land at

Bedingfield, Suffolk Bedingfield is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. In 2021 the parish had a population of 236. Notable residents * Thomas Bedingfield (c.1554–1635/36), lawyer and politician who was J.P. for Suffolk f ...

. His descendant, Edmund Bedingfeld, married Margaret (died 1446), daughter and heiress of Sir Robert Tuddenham (and sister and co-heir of her brother Sir Thomas Tuddenham, executed in 1462), bringing to her husband estates including the manor of

, near

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. The sixth Baronet married Margaret Anne, daughter and heiress of Edward Paston. In 1830 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Paston. The eighth Baronet was a Major in the 3rd Battalion of the Liverpool Regiment, and served in the

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. The present Baronet is a co-heir to the ancient barony of Grandison, which has been in

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since 1375.

Henry Paston-Bedingfeld Sir Henry Edgar Paston-Bedingfeld, 10th Baronet (born 7 December 1943) is a British baronet and retired officer of arms. Family and career Paston-Bedingfeld is the only son of Sir Edmund Paston-Bedingfeld, 9th Baronet of Oxburgh Hall, Norfo ...

, the noted officer of arms, is the 10th baronet. The family seat is

Oxburgh Hall Oxburgh Hall is a moated country house in Oxborough, Norfolk, England. The hall was built for Sir Edmund Bedingfeld who obtained a licence to crenellate in 1482. The Bedingfelds gained the manor of Oxborough through marriage in the early 15t ...

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, now owned by the

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Bedingfeld, later Paston-Bedingfeld baronets, of Oxburgh (1660)

* Sir Henry Bedingfeld, 1st Baronet (1614–1685) * Sir Henry Bedingfeld, 2nd Baronet (1636–1704) *

Sir Henry Bedingfeld, 3rd Baronet Sir Henry Arundell Bedingfeld, 3rd Baronet ( – 15 July 1760), was an English landowner and baronet. Early life He was the only surviving son of Elizabeth Arundell and Sir Henry Bedingfeld, 2nd Baronet of Oxburgh Hall, who accompanied Henry Stua ...

(died 1760) *Sir Richard Henry Bedingfeld, 4th Baronet (1720–1795) *

Sir Richard Bedingfeld, 5th Baronet Sir Richard Bedingfeld, 5th Baronet (23 August 1767 – 22 November 1829), was an English landowner and baronet. Early life Bedingfeld was born on 23 August 1767. He was the only son and heir of Sir Richard Bedingfeld, 4th Baronet (1720–1795) o ...

(1767–1829) * Sir Henry Richard Paston-Bedingfeld, 6th Baronet (1800–1862) * Sir Henry George Paston-Bedingfeld, 7th Baronet (1830–1902) *Sir Henry Edward Paston-Bedingfeld, 8th Baronet (1860–1941) * Sir Edmund George Felix Paston-Bedingfeld, 9th Baronet (1915–2011) * Sir Henry Edgar Paston-Bedingfeld, 10th Baronet (born 1943)

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