 In 1197 a William Lovel (died 1213) held land here, probably granted in 1124 to his father William by Henry I.The Norman Ivry Abbey had a priory at Minster Lovell by 1226.Because it was an alien priory, the Crown repeatedly seized its property between 1330 and 1441, until in the latter year Henry VI granted reversion of the priory's possessions to Eton College.