Manorial records are a vital resource for the study of local history. They can give a unique glimpse of the lives of ordinary men and women, local communities and places in the past.
Survey of the Manor of Cheshunt, 1669
includes a comprehensive survey of Waltham Cross
The Court Baron
manorial court held for the tenants
The Court Leet
or View of Frankpledge (visus franciplegii)
The End of the Manorial System
abolished under the Law of Property Act of 1922
The Furneux Pelham
'Alphabet Book', c1781
The Lytton family in Woolmer Green
The purchase of land in 17th Century Woolmer Green by the Lytton Family
The Manorial Court
A fine for non-attendance
The Manorial Officials
Reeves, bailiffs, stewards and haywards
The Peasants' Revolt, 1381
Rebels burn manorial records
What are Manorial Records?
A vital resource for local historians
What is a Manor?
Rents, agriculture and judicial rights