Publications
Manorial Customs of Southease-with-Heighton, near Lewes, by William Figg, published 1850 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 3, article, p.249) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2088] & The Keep [LIB/500222] & S.A.S. library View Online
A List of Manors and Places in the County of Sussex in which the Customary Descent is to the Youngest Son, by George R. Corner, F.S.A., published 1853 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 6, article, pp.178-189) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2091] & The Keep [LIB/500225] & S.A.S. library View Online
Early History of the Manor of Crowhurst, by W. S. Walford, published 1854 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 7, article, pp.49-55) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2092] & The Keep [LIB/500226] & S.A.S. library View Online
Descent of the Manor of Hurstpierpoint, and of its Lords, by William Smith Ellis, published 1859 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 11, article, pp.50-88) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2096] & The Keep [LIB/500230] & S.A.S. library View Online
Waldron. its Church, its Mansions, and its Manors, by Rev. John Ley, B.D., published 1861 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 13, article, pp.80-103) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2098] & The Keep [LIB/500232] & S.A.S. library View Online
Inventory of Goods, etc, in the Manor of Cheseworth, Sedgwick, and other Parks, the Manor Place of Sheffield, and in the Forest of Worth, with the Iron-works belonging to the Lord Admiral Seymour, at the time of his attainder, taken 1549, by Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., F.S.A., published 1861 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 13, article, pp.118-133) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2098] & The Keep [LIB/500232] & S.A.S. library View Online
Manor of Sutton, near Seaford, by John J. Bennett, published 1873 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 25, notes & queries, pp.228-229) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2110] & The Keep [LIB/500243] & S.A.S. library View Online
A History of the Castles, Mansions, and Manors of Western Sussex, with original illustrations by Messrs. Thomas Batterbury and William Penstone, architects, by Dudley George Cary Elwes, F.S.A. and Rev. Charles John Robinson, M.A., published 1876 (London: Longmans & Co.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 193][Lib 3236] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries View Online
Some Remarks on A History of The Castles, Mansions, and Manors of West Sussex, by Rev. William R. W. Stephens, rector of Woolbedding, published 1880 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 30, article, pp.90-97) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2115] & The Keep [LIB/500248] & S.A.S. library View Online
Customs of Singleton Manor, Sussex, by Frederick E. Sawyer, published 1882 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 32, notes & queries, p.231) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2117] & The Keep [LIB/500250] & S.A.S. library View Online
A Rent Roll of His Grace the Duke of Dorset of Several Sussex Manors for the Years 1718-20, by Charles Leeson Prince, published 1894 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 39, article, pp.134-153) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2124] & The Keep [LIB/500257] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Manor of Cuckfield from the Fourteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries, by Rev. Canon J. H. Cooper, Vicar of Cuckfield, published 1898 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 41, article, pp.79-94) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2126] & The Keep [LIB/500259] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Manor of Eastbourne and the Honours of Mortain and Aquila, by Rev. William Hudson, F.S.A., published 1900 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 43, article, pp.166-200) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2128] & The Keep [LIB/500261] & S.A.S. library View Online
Notes on an early Map of Atherington Manor, with some remarks upon the Ancient Chapel attached to Bailie's Court, by Philip Mainwaring Johnston, published 1901 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 44, article, pp.147-166) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2129] & The Keep [LIB/500262] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Church of Lyminster and the Chapel of Warningcamp, with some Notice of the Dependent Manors, by Philip Mainwaring Johnston, published 1903 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 46, article, pp.195-230) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2131] & The Keep [LIB/500264] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Manor of Ham and the Gratwick Family, by John Comber, published 1906 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 49, notes & queries, pp.173-174) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2134] & The Keep [LIB/500267] & S.A.S. library View Online
Wakehurst Place, Sussex. An account of the manor and its owners, by Gerald W. E. Loder, published 1907 (London: Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503094] & West Sussex Libraries View Online
The Manor of 'Dentune', by Edward Sayers, published 1907 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 50, notes & queries, p.176) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2135] & The Keep [LIB/500268] & S.A.S. library View Online
On a Series of Rolls of the Manor of Wiston, by Rev. William Hudson, F.S.A., published 1910 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 53, article, pp.143-182) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2138] & The Keep [LIB/500271] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Manor of Keymer, with some Ecclesiastical Notes, by Walter C. Renshaw, LL.M., K.C., published 1911 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 54, article, pp.6-31) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2139] & The Keep [LIB/500272] & S.A.S. library View Online
On a Series of Rolls of the Manor of Wiston. I - the Agriculture of the Fourteenth Century, by Percy S. Godman, published 1911 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 54, article, pp.130-145) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2139] & The Keep [LIB/500272] & S.A.S. library View Online
On a Series of Rolls of the Manor of Wiston, II - Miscellaneous Notes, by Rev. William Hudson, F.S.A., published 1911 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 54, article, pp.146-182) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2139] & The Keep [LIB/500272] & S.A.S. library View Online
Descent of the Manor of Eastbourne, by J. H. Round, published 1912 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 55, notes & queries, pp.307-310) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2140] & The Keep [LIB/500273] & S.A.S. library View Online
Sussex Manors and Advowsons, etc., 1509-1833, A to L, by Edwin H. W. Dunkin, published 1914 (vol. 19, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8018][Lib 2235][Lib 2236] & The Keep [LIB/500394][Lib/504454] View Online
The Devolution of the Sussex Manors formerly belonging to the Earls of Warenne and Surrey, by Charles G. O. Bridgeman, published 1914 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 56, article, pp.54-91) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2141] & The Keep [LIB/500274] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Archbishop's manors in Sussex, by S. W. Kershaw, M.A., F.S.A., published June 1914 in Journal of the British Archaeological Association (second series, vol. 20, issue 2, article, pp.107-114) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library View Online
Sussex Manors and Advowsons, etc., 1509-1833, M to Z, by Edwin H. W. Dunkin, published 1915 (vol. 20, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8019][Lib 2236] & The Keep [LIB/500395][Lib/504454] View Online
The Sussex Manors of the Earls of Warenne, by Charles G. O. Bridgeman, published 1915 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 57, article, pp.185-196) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2142] & The Keep [LIB/500275] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Priory and Manor of Lynchmere and Shulbrede: Being records of Shulbrede Priory, the Village of Lynchmere and the surrounding neighbourhood, by Arthur Ponsonby, published 1920 (207 pp., Taunton: Barnicott and Pearce) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8260][Lib 12021] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries View Online
A History of the Parish of Angmering in the County of Sussex with Some Account of the Manors, Churches, & Families Connected Therewith, by Francis J. A. Skeet, published 1921 (pamphlet, West Sussex Gazette) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5130] & West Sussex Libraries
The Manor of Radynden: the de Radyndens and their Successors, by Charles Thomas-Stanford, M.P., F.S.A., published 1921 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 62, article, pp.64-92) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2147] & The Keep [LIB/500280][Lib/507930] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Manor of Chollington in Eastbourne, with notes on the families of La Warre, De Fokington and De Diva, by Rev. W. Budgen, M.A., published 1921 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 62, article, pp.111-132) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2147] & The Keep [LIB/500280] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Manors of Cowfold, by Percy S. Godman, published 1921 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 62, article, pp.133-196) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2147] & The Keep [LIB/500280] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Manor of River, by Unknown Author(s), published 1922 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 63, notes & queries, p.239) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2148] & The Keep [LIB/500281] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Manor of Radynden, by Charles Thomas-Stanford, published 1924 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 65, notes & queries, pp.254-255) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2150] & The Keep [LIB/500283] & S.A.S. library
Thirteen Custumnals of the Sussex Manors of the Bishop of Chichester, by W. D. Peckham, published 1925 (vol. 31, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2247] & The Keep [LIB/500403]
The Manor of Horselunges, by Rev. W. Budgen, M.A., published 1925 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 66, article, pp.19-33) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2151] & The Keep [LIB/500284] & S.A.S. library
Saddlescombe Manor, by A. O. Jennings, published 1925 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 66, article, pp.181-207) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2151] & The Keep [LIB/500284] & S.A.S. library
Wantley Manor in the c14th , by M. S. Holgate, published May 1926 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 2, note, pp.47-48) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library
The Manors of the Archbishops in Sussex, by Mary S. Holgate, published 1927 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 68, article, pp.269-272) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2153] & The Keep [LIB/500286] & S.A.S. library
Rotherfield, The Story of some Wealden Manors, by Catharine Pullein, published 1928 (486 pp., Tunbridge Wells: Courier Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501553] & East Sussex Libraries View Online
The Canon's Manor of South Malling, by Mary S. Holgate, published 1929 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 70, article, pp.183-195) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2155] & The Keep [LIB/500359] & S.A.S. library
Old Horeham Manor, by C. A. Kelly, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 9, article, p.661) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500140]
The Manor of Withdean-Cayliffe, by S.N.Q. contributor, published May 1929 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 6, note, pp.188-190) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library
Waters of Arun. III - The Manor of North Stoke, by A. Hadrian Allcroft, M.A., published 1930 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IV no. 4, article, pp.320-324) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2308][Lib 2309] & The Keep [LIB/500172]
Waters of Arun. VIII - The Manor of Nonneminstre, by A. Hadrian Allcroft, M.A., published 1930 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IV no. 9, article, pp.763-767) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2308][Lib 2309] & The Keep [LIB/500173]
The Manor of Pulborough, by Hedley Hope-Nicholson, published 1931 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 72, article, pp.261-264) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2157] & The Keep [LIB/500357] & S.A.S. library
Old Manorial Customs from the Manor Rolls of Horton Maybank in the Parish of Beeding, by Rev. H. E. B. Arnold, M.A., published 1931 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. V no. 12, article, pp.808-809; & Vol VI no. 1, pp.11-13) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2310] & The Keep [LIB/500174]
The Sussex Manors of Francis Carewe , by Mary S. Holgate, published February 1931 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 5, article, pp.137-139) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library
The Sussex Manors of Francis Carewe , by Mary S. Holgate, published May 1931 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 6, article, pp.173-175) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library
The Sussex Manors of Francis Carewe , by Mary S. Holgate, published August 1931 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 7, article, pp.201-203) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library
A New History of Rye. I - The Manor of Rameslie, by Leopold A. Vidler, published 1933 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VII no. 1, article, pp.55-60) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2312] & The Keep [LIB/500176]
The Sussex Manors of Francis Carewe, by Mary S. Holgate, published August 1933 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 7, article, pp.208-210) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library
The Manor of Radmeld-Beverington in Eastbourne, by Rev W. Budgen, F.S.A., published February 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 1, article, pp.15-18) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library
The Manor of Radmeld-Beverington in Eastbourne - The Gulafre Family, by Rev W. Budgen, F.S.A., published May 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 2, article, pp.33-35) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library
Hurstmonceux Manor Rolls, by Dr. Gordon Ward, published May 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 2, note, p.57) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library
The Manor of Radmeld-Beverington in Eastbourne - The Family of Radmeld, by Rev W. Budgen, F.S.A., published August 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 3, article, pp.72-74) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library
An Expensive Breach of Manorial Custom [at Herstmonceux], by W. B. [W. Budgen], published November 1940 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VIII no. 4, note, p.122) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8865][Lib 2207] & The Keep [LIB/500210] & S.A.S. library
The Manor of River [in Tillington and Lurgashall], by L. F. salzman, F.S.A., published August 1941 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VIII no. 7, article, pp.193-196) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8865][Lib 2207] & The Keep [LIB/500210] & S.A.S. library
The Working of a Medieval Manor, by Rev. W. Budgen, F.S.A., published February 1942 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IX no. 1, article, pp.10-13) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8227][Lib 2208] & The Keep [LIB/500211] & S.A.S. library
The Working of a Medieval Manor, by Rev. W. Budgen, F.S.A., published May 1942 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IX no. 2, article, pp.34-37) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8227][Lib 2208] & The Keep [LIB/500211] & S.A.S. library
The Working of a Medieval Manor, by Rev. W. Budgen, F.S.A., published August 1942 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IX no. 3, article, pp.59-61) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8227][Lib 2208] & The Keep [LIB/500211] & S.A.S. library
A Map of the Manor of Wick (Littlehampton), 1759, by E. J. F. Hearne, published August 1942 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IX no. 3, article, pp.70-71) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8227][Lib 2208] & The Keep [LIB/500211] & S.A.S. library
Rents of the Manor of River. From the Winchester city Archives, by F. W. C. Pepper, F.L.A., published February 1943 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IX no. 5, article, pp.110-113) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8227][Lib 2208] & The Keep [LIB/500211] & S.A.S. library
Survey of Robertsbridge Manor, by Raymond H. D'Elboux, published 1946 (vol. 47, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2263] & The Keep [LIB/500423]
Stray Animals in the Manor, by W. B. [W. Budgen], published August 1946 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XI no. 3, note, pp.64-65) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8229][Lib 2210] & The Keep [LIB/500213] & S.A.S. library
History of Pagham in Sussex, by Lindsay Fleming, published 1949 (3 volumes , Bognor Regis: F. G. Trowbridge Ltd.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6356][Lib 2815][Lib 8253] & West Sussex Libraries
Review by G. D. Johnston in Sussex Notes and Queries, August 1951:This is an exhaustive study of the Hundred and Manor and Parish of Pagham which includes the modern Bognor Regis. The Author has taken great pains to tap all sources of information which suggest themselves as likely including the Aldwick Court Rolls, the Public Record Office and the Archbishop of Canterbury's Registers and Records at Lambeth Palace (the Archbishop was the Lord until Cranmer 'exchanged' with Henry VIII). The result is an exhaustive record of the landowners and occupants, their Courts and Customs and a clear and intelligible picture of the everyday working of the machinery of the local courts before centralisation substituted the King's Justice for the Lord's. The picture drawn for us is of a happy community living together a really common life, meeting in frequent courts to criticise each other and (when necessary) ordering reparations. Perhaps the most noticeable feature is the suggestion that the Borough English custom of descent to the Youngest Son was carried even further, viz, in default of sons to the youngest daughter and not to all daughters as co-heiresses. It would be interesting to know if this can be substantiated by actual admittances of a daughter with elder sisters.
The Manor of Chalvington, by Rev. W. Budgen, F.S.A., published May 1950 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 2, article, pp.25-32) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Withyham Manor and Sir Robert Rede, by Miss C. P. Murrell, published November 1950 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 4, article, pp.73-77) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Record of Deputations of Gamekeepers, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1951 (vol. 51, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2267] & The Keep [LIB/500427][Lib/504461] & West Sussex Libraries
Review by G. D. Johnston in Sussex Notes and Queries, August, 1951:Although the Registrations started under a Statute of 1710, yet Sussex has only two Volumes starting from 1781. The entries in these were transcribed in full by the late Canon Penfold whose sad death prevented his completing the work which was finished and edited by Mr. Salzman. The Record is in the nature of a Catalogue but will be of interest to all persons desirous of tracing the ownership of "Manors" - a word which as Mr. Salzman points out is given for this purpose a wide meaning and even includes large estates with no Manorial rights.
Pallingham Manor, by G. H. Kenyon, published May 1951 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 6, article, pp.121-125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Pallingham Manor House, by Miss Margaret E. Wood, F.S.A., published May 1951 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 6, article, p.126) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
The Manor of Broughton in Jevington, by Walter Budgen, published 1952 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 90, article, pp.13-26) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2175] & The Keep [LIB/500339] & S.A.S. library
The Manor of Etchingham cum Salehurst, by Sylvanus P. Vivian, published 1953 (vol. 53, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2269] & The Keep [LIB/504463][Lib/500429]
Review by G. D. Johnson in Sussex Notes and Queries, November 1953:This is a transcript of the Survey of the Manor made in 1597 collated with two rentals of 1658 & 1659; a book of Court Rolls 1742-1865; and a set of maps dating from the first half of the 19th century; with a lucid and exhaustive commentary and explanation by the Editor. The volume is especially noticeable for the very helpful set of maps taken from the current Ordnance Survey on which the Editor has (after being at great pains first to identify them) marked by verge lines and reference numbers the parcels mentioned in the Survey. The Volume is a delight and should be in the hands of everyone interested not only in manorial customs rents and incidents, but also in genealogy and in the topography of this part of the County and evolution of its Place-names.
Gamekeepers' Deputations, by L. F. S. [L. F. Salzman], published May 1953 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 13 & 14, note, p.296) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Ministers Accounts of the Manor of Petworth, 1347-1353, by L. F. Salzman, published 1955 (vol. 55, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2271] & The Keep [LIB/500432][LIB/504465]
Alversham, a lost Manor, by E. M. Yates, published November 1956 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 11 & 12, note, pp.205-206) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library
Custumals of Sussex Manors of the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1285-1330, by B. C. Redwood and A. E. Wilson, published 1958 (vol. 57, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2273] & The Keep [LIB/500434][Lib/504467]
Shotford Manor, by C. E. Welch, published May 1958 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 1, article, pp.20-22) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library
Manors of Meeching and Plumpton-Piddinghoe, by F. Bentham Stevens, published November 1958 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 2, article, pp.39-42) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library
Custumals of the Manors of Laughton, Willingdon and Goring, 1292-1338, by Arthur E. Wilson, published 1962 (vol. 60, Sussex Record Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2276] & The Keep [LIB/500437] & West Sussex Libraries
Alciston Manor in the Later Middle Ages, by Judith Brent, published 1968 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 106, article, pp.89-102) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2191] & The Keep [LIB/500323] & S.A.S. library
The Lost Manor of Pengest?, by Elizabeth Doff, published December 1981 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 35, article, p.254, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library Download PDF
Fixing the Custom of the Manor. Slindon, West Sussex, 1568, by Michael Zell, published 1984 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 122, article, pp.101-106) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9140] & The Keep [LIB/500309] & S.A.S. library
Bosham and Its Berkeley Barons. A Medieval Manor 1483-1919, by Maurice Hall, published 1985 (278 pp., published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9338] & West Sussex Libraries
East Sussex manors and their copyholders 1624 - 1835, by A. R. K. Barnard, 1989 at University of Brighton (M.A. thesis) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502294]
The Descent of the Manor of Burghersh, by Derrick N. Steward, published 1990 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 128, historical note, pp.262-264) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11106] & The Keep [LIB/500301] & S.A.S. library
Laughton Place: A Manorial and Architectural History, with an account of recent Restoration and Excavation, by John H. Farrant and Others, published 1991 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 129, article, pp.99-164) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11694] & The Keep [LIB/500295] & S.A.S. library
The Meaning of some Latin Prepositions in Manorial Records, by Christopher Whittick, published 1993 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 131, historical note, pp.201-202) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12210] & The Keep [LIB/500300] & S.A.S. library
An Account of the Manor of Hyde; Kingston near Lewes, Sussex, by Margaret Thorburn, published 2001 (36 pp., published by the authhor) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502946] & East Sussex Libraries
Crowborough Beacon Golf Club: The Manor of Alchorne - The Lost Manor, by Andrea and John Bennett, published 2006 accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502623]
The Borough and Manor of New Shoreham: Some Records of its People & Places - The 1782 Manor Survey Annotated, by Michael W. D. Norman, published 2011 (published by the author) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501569] & West Sussex Libraries
Review by Jeffery Leigh in Sussex Past & Present no. 128, December 2012:Nearly one hundred years ago, in 1921, Henry Cheal first published his pioneering The Story of Shoreham. He died in 1954, but left extensive notes which Michael Norman, a long-time resident of Shoreham and former honorary curator of Marlipins Museum, has been using, editing and adding to since 1951.
This new book is an edited and organised version of a survey of the Manor of New Shoreham which was undertaken in 1782 by the surveyor Joseph Hodgkinson for the Duke of Norfolk, the then Lord of the Manor. Subsequently the original survey was annotated by the Duke's steward. This survey is now the property of the current Duke, who retains the copyright, but the publication in this volume of the Survey's contents, together with notes and suggestions of the author/editor, allows the historian and also the more casual reader to gain an insight into the development of the historic core of New Shoreham. The book also contains maps, some annotated, including copies of Hodgkinson's of 1782, to show the situations of the extensive number of properties which are listed in the Manorial rolls. The long-lost shipyards along the river bank, like the one where the Ropetackle Centre now stands, are clearly shown and discussed, with added information concerning developments after 1782.
A cursory study reveals fascinating aspects of Shoreham. For example, the book reproduces a memorandum which mentions an Act 'passed in the Thirty third Year of His late Majesty' (probably 1771) which state that all ships and vessels entering Shoreham Harbour were obliged to pay Duty in order to maintain the harbour. In the same memorandum it is stated that the Lord of the Manor also received £20 per annum for allowing a toll bridge to replace his income from the ferry which it displaced. The Memorandum lists the ferry tolls, ranging from one shilling for any four-wheeled carriage to six pence for twenty sheep or cows.
In another example, there was an area described in 1782 as 'A Tenement, Black Smiths Shp Buildg. Yard & Premises' which was situated on the river bank on the High Street, westward from West Street. This area was cut in half when the new bridge was built in 1833. The Fountain Inn stood on this site, and this was succeeded by the Bridge Inn. The Sussex Archaeological Society apparently met at the Bridge Inn on occasion. This Bridge Inn was demolished when the High Street was widened in 1938/9, and replaced by the current manifestation of the Inn.
The material in the book relates principally, but not exclusively, to Shoreham. For example, a dispute concerning a piece of land two acres in extent in the Parish of Southwick is described. This dispute between a Nathal. Hall [apparently a brewer] and Colvill Bridger Esq. [of Buckingham House] was current in 1782, and no rent had been paid for 9 years. Rents and lessees for this land are listed back to 1660. This matter is of current interest because it was apparently a descendant of this Nathaniel Hall, a landowner also called Nathaniel Hall, who undertook the first excavation of Southwick Roman Villa in the 1840s.
The survey reveals that the Hannington family, later proprietors of the late-lamented Hannington's department store in Brighton, were also Shoreham landholders.
This book is an absolute goldmine, and will be invaluable to researchers of Shoreham's places and personalities. I hope that Michael Norman will receive the recognition and gratitude of all who benefit from his work, which is a fitting and welcome accompaniment and extension to Cheal's History.
This new book is an edited and organised version of a survey of the Manor of New Shoreham which was undertaken in 1782 by the surveyor Joseph Hodgkinson for the Duke of Norfolk, the then Lord of the Manor. Subsequently the original survey was annotated by the Duke's steward. This survey is now the property of the current Duke, who retains the copyright, but the publication in this volume of the Survey's contents, together with notes and suggestions of the author/editor, allows the historian and also the more casual reader to gain an insight into the development of the historic core of New Shoreham. The book also contains maps, some annotated, including copies of Hodgkinson's of 1782, to show the situations of the extensive number of properties which are listed in the Manorial rolls. The long-lost shipyards along the river bank, like the one where the Ropetackle Centre now stands, are clearly shown and discussed, with added information concerning developments after 1782.
A cursory study reveals fascinating aspects of Shoreham. For example, the book reproduces a memorandum which mentions an Act 'passed in the Thirty third Year of His late Majesty' (probably 1771) which state that all ships and vessels entering Shoreham Harbour were obliged to pay Duty in order to maintain the harbour. In the same memorandum it is stated that the Lord of the Manor also received £20 per annum for allowing a toll bridge to replace his income from the ferry which it displaced. The Memorandum lists the ferry tolls, ranging from one shilling for any four-wheeled carriage to six pence for twenty sheep or cows.
In another example, there was an area described in 1782 as 'A Tenement, Black Smiths Shp Buildg. Yard & Premises' which was situated on the river bank on the High Street, westward from West Street. This area was cut in half when the new bridge was built in 1833. The Fountain Inn stood on this site, and this was succeeded by the Bridge Inn. The Sussex Archaeological Society apparently met at the Bridge Inn on occasion. This Bridge Inn was demolished when the High Street was widened in 1938/9, and replaced by the current manifestation of the Inn.
The material in the book relates principally, but not exclusively, to Shoreham. For example, a dispute concerning a piece of land two acres in extent in the Parish of Southwick is described. This dispute between a Nathal. Hall [apparently a brewer] and Colvill Bridger Esq. [of Buckingham House] was current in 1782, and no rent had been paid for 9 years. Rents and lessees for this land are listed back to 1660. This matter is of current interest because it was apparently a descendant of this Nathaniel Hall, a landowner also called Nathaniel Hall, who undertook the first excavation of Southwick Roman Villa in the 1840s.
The survey reveals that the Hannington family, later proprietors of the late-lamented Hannington's department store in Brighton, were also Shoreham landholders.
This book is an absolute goldmine, and will be invaluable to researchers of Shoreham's places and personalities. I hope that Michael Norman will receive the recognition and gratitude of all who benefit from his work, which is a fitting and welcome accompaniment and extension to Cheal's History.
Accounts and Records of the Manor of Mote in Iden 1441-1551, 1673, edited by Mark Gardiner and Christopher Whittick, published 1 August 2011 (vol. 92, lxxxv + 314 pp., Sussex Record Society, ISBN-10: 0854450742 & ISBN-13: 9780854450749) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17925] & The Keep [LIB/500469][Lib/507875] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries View Online
Abstract:The accounts of the manor of Mote provide an exceptional insight into provincial society towards the end of the Middle Ages set against the background of national affairs. In 1460 Sir John Scott, a minor Kent lord, bought the Sussex manor of Mote. In that same year, he made the momentous decision to support the landing of the Yorkist lords, opened the gates of Canterbury and paved the way for the accession of Edward IV. Scott subsequently emerged as a close servant of the new king and was showered with offices and the properties of attainted Lancastrians.
The creation of a fashionable brick 'castle' at Mote to proclaim Scott's new status is detailed in these accounts. The decision to start work was taken in 1466 and building continued for a decade. The establishment of a brick kiln, the supply of stone from Eastbourne and Cranbrook, ironwork from Woodchurch and glass from Calais are all recorded. Scott also re-organized agriculture at Mote, digging up woodland to create new fields and building his herd of cattle. He built a dock near Rye to ship firewood to the English enclave of Calais, where he was himself established as Marshal. The accounts also record the purchases made to sustain a gentry household, and contain a wealth of information about supplies and provisioning in the hinterland of Rye and Romney Marsh.
The accounts record the local business of the Scott household in the broader context of the struggles of the Yorkists and Lancastrians. Echoes of the Readeption crisis of 1470 are found here: Sir John was briefly exiled and Lady Agnes Scott took over the running of the estate, and struggled to collect the rents from tenants uncertain of the future. Perhaps in expectation of a siege, she also stocked the manor with meat and wheat and had her husband's armour cleaned.
The Mote accounts are complemented by near-contemporary coin rolls and rentals of 1478 and 1673, the latter supported by maps. The context of these records is explained by a detailed introduction which discusses the accounts, the manor and its lords from the 13th to the 20th century, including its tenure by the Catholic Scotts and Puritan Powells. It concludes with a wider study, supported by appendix, of feudal tenure in the Weald of Sussex.
Review by Danae Tankard in Sussex Past & Present no. 126, April 2012:The creation of a fashionable brick 'castle' at Mote to proclaim Scott's new status is detailed in these accounts. The decision to start work was taken in 1466 and building continued for a decade. The establishment of a brick kiln, the supply of stone from Eastbourne and Cranbrook, ironwork from Woodchurch and glass from Calais are all recorded. Scott also re-organized agriculture at Mote, digging up woodland to create new fields and building his herd of cattle. He built a dock near Rye to ship firewood to the English enclave of Calais, where he was himself established as Marshal. The accounts also record the purchases made to sustain a gentry household, and contain a wealth of information about supplies and provisioning in the hinterland of Rye and Romney Marsh.
The accounts record the local business of the Scott household in the broader context of the struggles of the Yorkists and Lancastrians. Echoes of the Readeption crisis of 1470 are found here: Sir John was briefly exiled and Lady Agnes Scott took over the running of the estate, and struggled to collect the rents from tenants uncertain of the future. Perhaps in expectation of a siege, she also stocked the manor with meat and wheat and had her husband's armour cleaned.
The Mote accounts are complemented by near-contemporary coin rolls and rentals of 1478 and 1673, the latter supported by maps. The context of these records is explained by a detailed introduction which discusses the accounts, the manor and its lords from the 13th to the 20th century, including its tenure by the Catholic Scotts and Puritan Powells. It concludes with a wider study, supported by appendix, of feudal tenure in the Weald of Sussex.
Sussex Record Society volume 92 is an edition, in translation, of four groups of documents held at East Sussex Record Office, relating to the manor of Mote in Iden, covering the period 1442 to 1673. They are manorial accounts (1464-1484); a court roll of the manor (1442-1551); a rental of the manor (1478); and asurvey (1673).
The text is preceded by an introduction which sets out their historical context. It examines the descent of the manor, its purchase by Sir John Scott in 1460, his career and character and the management of his demesne and household at Mote. Scott, a minor Kent lord, supported the landing of the Yorkist lords in 1460 and subsequently became a close servant to the new king, Edward IV. As befitting a man on the rise, Scott embarked on an ambitious building project at Mote from 1466 - detailed in the accounts - which included the creation of a fashionable brick 'castle'. The accounts of household expenditure show that despite successful management of the demesne the household was not self-sufficient; foodstuffs were bought locally, often directly from the producer or, for larger quantities, from local towns. Other items, including ironmongery, domestic utensils and cloth and clothing (the latter usually for the servants) were also bought locally.
The introduction also describes the later descent of the manor, the history of the archive and the diplomatic nature of the documents. The final part considers the use of stock-deeds and the nature of manorial tenure in the Weald of Sussex, and sets out the editorial conventions used in the text.
This is a very impressive volume, reflecting considerable skill and erudition on the part of the editors, not only in translating and editing the documents but in providing them with such a robust and scholarly introduction.
The text is preceded by an introduction which sets out their historical context. It examines the descent of the manor, its purchase by Sir John Scott in 1460, his career and character and the management of his demesne and household at Mote. Scott, a minor Kent lord, supported the landing of the Yorkist lords in 1460 and subsequently became a close servant to the new king, Edward IV. As befitting a man on the rise, Scott embarked on an ambitious building project at Mote from 1466 - detailed in the accounts - which included the creation of a fashionable brick 'castle'. The accounts of household expenditure show that despite successful management of the demesne the household was not self-sufficient; foodstuffs were bought locally, often directly from the producer or, for larger quantities, from local towns. Other items, including ironmongery, domestic utensils and cloth and clothing (the latter usually for the servants) were also bought locally.
The introduction also describes the later descent of the manor, the history of the archive and the diplomatic nature of the documents. The final part considers the use of stock-deeds and the nature of manorial tenure in the Weald of Sussex, and sets out the editorial conventions used in the text.
This is a very impressive volume, reflecting considerable skill and erudition on the part of the editors, not only in translating and editing the documents but in providing them with such a robust and scholarly introduction.