Sir William Eyre (1 January 1556 – 24 August 1629), of

Great Chalfield Great Chalfield, also sometimes called by its Latin name of Chalfield Magna, formerly East Chalfield and anciently Much Chaldefield, is a small village and former civil parish in west Wiltshire, England, now part of Atworth parish. Its nearest to ...

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, was an English politician. Great Chalfield Manor 12

He was the only son of

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of Wedhampton, Northcombe, and Great Chalfield. He succeeded his father in 1581 and was knighted in 1592. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

in 1597 and for Heytesbury in 1604. He was selected High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1591–92. He married three times and was succeeded by his son Sir John, courtier and ambassador, who sold Great Chalfield to the Mayor of London.

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