Editing Sutton Coldfield (section)

==== Possession of the manor ====
The manor remained in the possession of the Crown until 1135,<ref name="DargueSC" /> when [[Henry I of England|King Henry I]] exchanged it for the manors of [[Oakham|Hockham]] and [[Langham, Rutland|Langham]] in [[Rutland]], with [[Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick]].<ref name="Salzman" /> The manor remained in the possession of the earldom of Warwick for around 300 years, with numerous exceptions.<ref name="DargueSC" /> As Sutton Forest was no longer in the possession of the Crown, it became Sutton Chase.

In 1242, when the manor was passed to Ela Longespee, the widow of [[Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick]], it was named as Sutton-in-Coldfield, and again noted as such in 1265 when Ela married her second husband [[Philip Basset]]. The manor of Sutton-in-Coldfield was once again in the possession of the earldom of Warwick when Ela exchanged it with [[William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick]], for the manor of Spilsbury in [[Oxfordshire]].<ref name="Salzman" /> The first mention of a manor house attached to the manor of Sutton was mentioned in 1315 on a site named Manor Hill, west of the parish church.<ref name="Salzman" />

During the 15th century, Sutton Coldfield underwent a process of change due in part to the turbulent ongoings with the Earls of Warwick and their possession of the manor house. In 1397, [[Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick]], was punished by King [[Richard II of England|Richard II]] for being a member of the [[Lords Appellant]]. All his possessions were confiscated, including the land at Sutton, which was transferred to [[Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey|Thomas Holland]], 3rd [[Earl of Kent]]. Upon King Richard II's death in 1400, Thomas de Beauchamp was returned his possessions, although he died the following year. In 1446, [[Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick|Henry de Beauchamp, 14th Earl of Warwick]], died and the earldom was passed to his two-year-old daughter [[Anne de Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick|Anne]]; however, King [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]] collected the profits of the land whilst Anne was in her infancy. Anne died in 1448, and the estate and earldom passed to her aunt [[Anne Neville, 16th Countess of Warwick|Anne Neville]], although this was contested by her three older half-sisters. In his ''Itinerary'', [[John Leland (antiquary)|John Leland]] mentions that [[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick]], and his wife, Anne Neville, are believed to have built a new manor of timber-frame construction, with a lease given by King Henry VI in 1460 to Edward Mountfort, suggesting that the manor was then occupied by the Mountfort family.<ref name="Salzman" />

Despite being occupied by Mountfort family, Richard Neville regained his power and land, but was killed at the [[Battle of Barnet]] in 1471. Normally, the land would have remained in the possession of his wife, but instead they were given to his two daughters and their husbands. However, the eldest daughter, Isabella, contested and obtained the remainder of the interests from her sister. Isabella died in 1476, leaving the manor in the possession of her husband, [[George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence]]. However, in 1478, he was [[attainder|attainted]] and executed, meaning that the manor was passed to his only surviving son, [[Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick|Edward Plantagenet]], who was still an infant. The Crown held the lands due to Edward's age, but in 1487 granted the lands back to [[Anne Neville, 16th Countess of Warwick]], since both of her daughters were now dead. She immediately gave the lands back; however, Sutton and other manors were given back to her in 1489. She died in 1492, with all the land returning to the possession of the Crown, with whom it remained until it was incorporated in 1528.<ref name="Salzman" />