1240-1249 Northumberland, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net

+Blenkens-hope, Northumberland Co., England,

Blenkenishope, Ranulph

“ It was reckoned within the Nicholas de Boltby’s barony of Tindale in the time of Henry the third, and then holden of him by Ranulph de Blenkenishope by the socage tenure of the annual payment of half a mark. (f) Afterwards, the heiress of the Boltbys married Thomas de Multon, lord of Egermont, of whom, and his successors the Lucys, it was holden by the same tenure, and under the description of the monor or fee of Blenkensop.”

Rev. Hodgson's History of Northumberland Page #128

From: Don Blankenship db452(at)earthlink.net

+Blenkens-hope, Northumberland Co., England,

Blenkonshope, Ranulph

Kardoile, Elizabeth Wife of Thomas Blenkinshope

“Ranulph de Blenkonshope held the ville of Blenkens-hope of the garony of Nicholas de Bolteby, of Tindale, about the year 1240, and very frequently occurs as a witness of charters respecting Softly, Fetherstanhaugh, Lambley, Wyden Eals, and other Neighbouring places about that period. (j) Alice, Wife of Thomas de Carleton, and Elizabeth Blenkansopp, Daughter of Mary, wife of John Kardoile, and the daughter of Thomas del Recke, are mentioned in a deed without date, and now in the possession of Lord Wallace.”

Rev. Hodgson's History of Northumberland Page #129

From: Don Blankenship db452(at)earthlink.net

+Blenkens-hope Manor, Northumberland Co., England,

Blenkenshope, Ranulph

“Ranulph De Blenkenshope held the of Blenkenshope of the Barooy of Nicholas De Bolteby of Tindale, in 1240” Wife shown as Eva. with son Thomas

Taken from the Blenkensop Castle Tree

From: Don Blankenship db452(at)earthlink.net

Blenkinsopp Castle, Northumberland Co., England

Modern Authority: Northumberland 1974 County Northumberland

Nineteenth Century: County Northumberland

Civil Parish: Greenhead

Landranger Grid Reference: NY66496450

Described type of site: Tower House

Amount of remains: Masonry ruins/remnants

Certainty: Certain

Description: C19 house incorporating the ruined remains of a medieval L plan tower house, which was licenced to crenellate in 1349. (Emery write 1340 and repeated). The house was enlarged and partly rebuilt in Tudor style between 1877-80. Mentined in 1541 as “At Blenkinsoppe ys a toure of thinherytaunce of John Blenkinsoppe & is decayee in the roofe & not in good rep'ac'ons.”