The Golding family were for several hundred years one of the principal families of the parish. As early as 1573 George and Henry Golding had been called upon to show by what title they held the Rectory of the church, and probably the manor was already in the family at that date.
The Golding clan were prominent in the parish for several hundred years, serving as one of its main families. Even by 1573, George and Henry Golding had been asked to prove their claim to the Rectory of the church and likely the manor house, indicating a long-standing family connection.