History of Hanworth Hanworth is a small parish lying to the east
of Feltham, Middlesex to the west of London . Hanworth was held
in the time of Edward the Confessor by Ulf, a 'huscarl' of the
king. It was granted by William I to Roger de Montgomery, Earl
of Arundel, under whom it was held by one Robert. Earl Roger's
English estates were inherited by his second son Hugh de
Montgomery, but after the latter's death in the Mowbray
conspiracy of 1098 they passed to the eldest son Robert de
Bellesme, who in turn rebelled against the king in 1102, with
the result that all his lands were confiscated. It is likely
that the overlordship of Hanworth came in this way to the Crown.
It was probably attached to the honour of Wallingford during the
reign of Henry II, and formed part of that honour apparently
until 1539. In 1540 it was annexed to the honour of Hampton
Court . The family of Dayrell of Lillingstone Dayrell,
Buckinghamshire, held the manor for several generations of the
honour of Wallingford by the service of ha