Historically referred to as Beagingas or Benga/ges, Byng was originally a 6th-century settlement located in Suffolk near Sutton Hoo which formed part of the Kingdom of East Anglia.
No manor apparently existed in Saxon times but Edric held a carucate and a half of land, with 1 villein, 1 bordar, 1 serf, 1 ploughteam, 2 acres of meadow, 1 rouney[check spelling], 4 beasts, 16 hogs and 80 sheep valued at 20s.
The conquest had the effect of making Godric hold of Walter de Caen, who held of Robert Malet as tenant in Chief.
On the Close Rolls for 1314 is an order to the escheator not to meddle with the lands in Bing "late held by William de Huntingfield of the King as of the Honour of Eye by Knights service".
In 1538 King Henry VIII, granted the manor to Anthony Wingfield, Knt, and it is said he had licence in 1551 to alienate to Thomas, Lord Wentworth.
In the time of Queen Elizabeth, Sir James Wingfield, Knt, was called upon to show title to the manor.
The manor passed to his son and heir William Nassau de Zuylestein, 2nd Earl of Rochford, who died in 1710 at the battle of Almenar.
The manor passed to his son and heir Frederick van Nassau de Zuylnstein, 3rd Earl of Rochford who died in 1738.
William 5th Earl of Rochford died on 3 September 1830, and the manor passed to Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, born 5 October 1767.
Alexander died 18 August 1852, the manor passed to his son and heir William Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton, born 18 February 1811.