The Catesby Manors of Watford
The Catesbys were far from ordinary. Members of the family occupy storied positions in England’s past. The same family also held manors in Watford parish for well over two centuries. History seems to have had greater impact on the Catesby manors of Watford than on other manors in the parish. John Catesby began the family’s journey in Watford when he became Emma de Swynford’s second husband in 1381. Emma had inherited the de Watford Manor as well as lands in Ashby Leger fr
