 The Pennyman family, which began acquiring land in Ormesby in the 16th century, bought the Manor of Ormesby in about 1600 from the Conyers/Strangeways family.The Pennyman family then acquired a Baronetcy granted by Charles II for fighting on the side of the royalists in the English Civil War.The Pennyman baronetcy became extinct in 1852 with the death of Sir William Pennyman.