earlier, in c1272 a marriage was arranged to unite two norman families. gilbert de stoke, son of randle (ranulphus) de praers, was betrothed to isolda de brereton, daughter of sir ralph brereton. as part of isolda's marriage settlement, land at brundelegh (brindley), was given to gilbert. their first son decided to call himself brundelegh de brundeley (brindley) after the land that he had inherited.