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Manors

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.

  • Court Leet of the Manor of Cheshunt
    Court Leet of the Manor of Cheshunt
    12 June 1821
  • Court of Survey for the Manor of Cottered
    Court of Survey for the Manor of Cottered
    June 1451
  • Manor of Sarratt 27 July 1741
    Manor of Sarratt 27 July 1741
    Copy of court roll
  • Map of the Manor of St Margarets
    Map of the Manor of St Margarets
    with Haily Farm, 1791
  • Murder in Walkern, June 1337
    Murder in Walkern, June 1337
    But the murderer escaped
  • Survey of the Manor of Cashio, 1331-32
    Survey of the Manor of Cashio, 1331-32
    A corner shop in Watford, 1332
  • Survey of the Manor of Cheshunt, 1669
    Survey of the Manor of Cheshunt, 1669
    includes a comprehensive survey of Waltham Cross
  • Tenants of the Manor of Aldenham
    Tenants of the Manor of Aldenham
    c1755
  • The Black Death in Norton, 1348
    The Black Death in Norton, 1348
    35% of the population dead
  • The Court Baron
    The Court Baron
    manorial court held for the tenants
  • The Court Leet
    The Court Leet
    or View of Frankpledge (visus franciplegii)
  • The Dissolution of St Albans Monastery, 1539
    The Dissolution of St Albans Monastery, 1539
    A 14th century manorial court book
  • The End of the Manorial System
    The End of the Manorial System
    abolished under the Law of Property Act of 1922
  • The Furneux Pelham
    The Furneux Pelham
    'Alphabet Book', c1781
  • The Lytton family in Woolmer Green
    The Lytton family in Woolmer Green
    The purchase of land in 17th Century Woolmer Green by the Lytton Family
  • The Manor of Maydencroft
    The Manor of Maydencroft
    1754
  • The Manorial Court
    The Manorial Court
    A fine for non-attendance
  • The Manorial Officials
    The Manorial Officials
    Reeves, bailiffs, stewards and haywards
  • The Peasants' Revolt, 1381
    The Peasants' Revolt, 1381
    Rebels burn manorial records
  • What are Manorial Records?
    What are Manorial Records?
    A vital resource for local historians
  • What is a Manor?
    What is a Manor?
    Rents, agriculture and judicial rights
  • Manorial Records

    Manorial Records (7)

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