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.

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
• Sir William Norris, 1st Baronet of Speke, Member of Parliament for Liverpool and Ambassador to the Mughal Emperor

See also

• Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire
• Norreys Estate at Wokingham in Berkshire
• Yattendon Castle in Berkshire
• Ockwells Manor in Berkshire
• Jephson family
• Mallow Castle in Cork, Ireland
• Norris (surname)

External links

• Royal Berkshire History: The Norreys Family of Ockwells, Yattendon & Winkfield