http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ARY/Boltonpercy/more.html "STEETON, in the parish of Bolton Percy, 3 miles ENE. of Tadcaster. Pop. 83. Steeton hath for some ages been the seat of the ancient and honourable family of Fairfax. It was, by the Conquerors survey, in the possession of Osbern de Arches. Sir John Chamont, knight, was owner of the greatest part of the lands here, in the reign of Edward III. and had issue two daughters --Joan, who was a nun, and Margaret, married to William, Lord Mowbray. In this manor was anciently five carucates and a half of land; whereof Richard de Steeton, held four and a half of Walter de Falconbridge; who held the same of the heirs of Brus, and they of the Barons Mowbray; who held them of the King, in capite, at the annual rent of seven-pence halfpenny. Another carucate was of the fee of Percy, as of his baronry of Spofford; whereof, the Abbot of St. Mary's at York, held the one half, and the Prioress of Appleton the other. It became, afterwards, the seat, of Sir Guy Fairfax, knight; one of the judges of the King's Bench, in the times of Edward IV. and Henry VII. --Drake. It hath ever since continued in a younger branch of his family and it is now enjoyed by Thomas Luddington Fairfax, of Newton, Esq. being the present possessor." _________________________________________________________________ Mortgage refinance is hot 1) Rates near 30-yr lows 2) Good credit get intro-rate 4.625%* https://www2.nextag.com/goto.jsp?product=100000035&url=%2fst.jsp&tm=y&search=mortgage_text_links_88_h2a5f&s=4056&p=5117&disc=y&vers=743