Baron Marmion

The first feudal barony was obtained by Roger Marmion or Robert de Marmion (died c. 1129),[3] who held lands in Lindsay in 1115-18,[4] lord of the manor of Fontenay and castellan of Falaise Castle, Normandy,[citation needed] when between 1110 and 1114 he was granted the feudal barony of Tamworth, the caput of which was Tamworth Castle, after the exile of Roger d'Abetot, nephew and heir of the King's steward, Robert Despenser.

The eldest son of the 3rd Marmion feudal baron of Tamworth acquired the manor of Winteringham in North Lincolnshire.

Robert Marmion's defence of King Stephen's castle at Falaise (birthplace of William the Conqueror and former seat of the Dukes of Normandy) in 1140 against Geoffrey of Anjou, is possibly an indication that the title originally had more than symbolic meaning.

Philip Marmion (d.1291) used the "3 Swords" badge, later used by the Dymokes to denote being hereditary Champions of England, as a seal as early as 1265,[6] and in 1328 Tamworth Castle was held by the service of "appearing armed in the Royal Arms and mounted on the King's best charger to make proof for the king against any who opposed his coronation".

[6] The duty passed to the Dymokes through Philip's granddaughter Margaret Ludlow, due to his having no legitimate male heirs.

Arms of Philip Marmion: Vair, a fess gules paillée or [ 1 ]
Arms of Marmion of Tamworth, Winteringham and Torrington: Vair, a fess gules [ 2 ]
Arms of Philip Marmion, 5th feudal baron of Tamworth: Vair, a fess gules fretty or