Name Meaning - Bedingfield
\n\n<p>TheIn 1066 when William The Conqueror came over to England Lord Malet and his Knights came with him to fight the Anglo-Saxon King. Lord Malet was first cousin to the King of England\'s (Harold) wife, and was apparently entrusted with the guard of Harold\'s body after he had been slain on the battlefield. After the conquest William was made governor of York Castle and was slain in its defense about 1071. Lord Malet\'s son Robert, possessed at the general survey, thirty-two Lordships in Yorkshire, three in Essex, one in Hampshire, two in Nofts, eight in Lincolshire, and two hundred and twenty one in Suffolk. The near kinsman of this Robert, William Malet, became Lord of the Honor of Eye in Suffolk.</p>\n\n<p>Because
Because Ogerus de Pugeys fought bravely alongside with Lord Malet he was given land in Suffolk, England in an area known as Badyngafelda. Badyngafelda was a pasture or meadow that was primarily used for the grazing of sheep. The son of Ogerus was given the duty of caretaker for the second William Malet of Honor of Eye in Suffolk, England. Ogerus de Pugeys was given the title of Sir Knight Ogerus de Pugeys of Badyngafelda. The name was later changed to de Badyngafelda in recognition of the estate and manor and the de Pugeys was dropped. The family\'s first seat was Flemmings Hall (it is now a farmhouse surrounded by a moat). Around the 1300s the de was dropped, and the family became known simply as Bedingfield.</p>\n\n<p>In
Although Bedingfield's constraints irritated her, Elizabeth certainly appears to have appreciated his efforts, affectionately calling him her "gaoler", and when she became Queen, although she dismissed him from court, she bore him no ill will, and teased him that if she should need to keep someone closely confined, she would summon him. She later visited him at Oxborough Hall in 1578.</p>\n\n\n<p>The family continued to be quietly catholic, spending much time on the continent. Henry\'s great grandson, Henry was a support of Charles I in his bid for the throne. He was confined in the Tower for nearly 2 years and his estates were sequestered. They were later restored to his son Henry who was made a baronet in 1660.</p>\n\n<p>The