Manor Profile
Oving, West Sussex· Box and Stockbridge Hundred· 988 – 1857
King Aethelred II granted Colworth to Leofstan in 988 with leave to bequeath it. The estate was conveyed to the see of Selsey. Two estates in Oving formed the prebendal manors of Colworth and Woodhorne, held by the prebendaries of Chichester Cathedral until the Ecclesiastical Commissioners took over in 1857.
A chapel at Colworth is mentioned in 1510, and was given as "the old chapel" to Theophilus Adams in 1583 with a piece of meadow called "Saint Georges meade." In 1325 Henry de Garland and Hugh de Warkenby were licensed to alienate lands for a chantry in the cathedral's St Faith chapel for Roger de la Grave. Called the "chantry of Colworth" in the cathedral, the chaplain had ceased functioning by 1441. The endowment was represented by the "Maryland" estate, leased to John Wiatt for 53s. 4d. in 1535.
No separate Domesday entry. Probably included in the wider ecclesiastical holdings of Selsey/Chichester.
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leofstan | 988 | grant from King Aethelred II | With leave to bequeath. | |
| 2 | See of Selsey | 1091 | conveyed by Leofstan or successors | ||
| 3 | Prebendaries of Chichester Cathedral | 1091 | 1857 | prebendal attachment | Except during Commonwealth. |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Commissioners | 1857 | from prebendal endowments |
Chichester Cathedral (Prebendaries)
diocese · held · 1091 – 1857
Prebendal manor from c.1091 to 1857.
Ecclesiastical Commissioners
crown · held · 1857
Took over prebendal endowments in 1857.
Chapel at Colworth mentioned in 1510; granted as "the old chapel" to Theophilus Adams in 1583, with a piece of meadow called "Saint Georges meade." No known survival.
VCH Closing Statement
“The prebendaries held until 1857, when the endowments passed to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.”
VCH Sussex, Vol. 4, pp. 165-170
