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.
| # | 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.
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY IN CHICHESTER
charity · ecclesiastical_holder · 2023
Charity Commission 1205740
372m from manor coordinates. Period: POST MEDIEVAL. Evidence: EARTHWORK. Project: Chichester.
489m from manor coordinates. Period: POST MEDIEVAL. Evidence: EARTHWORK. Project: Chichester.
480m from manor coordinates. Period: POST MEDIEVAL. Evidence: EARTHWORK. Project: Chichester.
469m from manor coordinates. Period: POST MEDIEVAL. Evidence: CROPMARK. Project: Chichester.
460m from manor coordinates. Period: POST MEDIEVAL. Evidence: EARTHWORK. Project: Chichester.
438m from manor coordinates. Period: POST MEDIEVAL. Evidence: CROPMARK. Project: Chichester.
VCH Closing Statement
“The prebendaries held until 1857, when the endowments passed to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.”
VCH Sussex, Vol. 4, pp. 165-170
430m from manor coordinates. Period: POST MEDIEVAL. Evidence: EARTHWORK. Project: Chichester.
Chichester Cathedral. Prebendal estates in Oving area attached to cathedral prebends.
Admission of William Upton Messuage and yardland formerly Whittingtons in Colworth
Admission of William Gibbs of Itchenor, gent., on the death of Catherine Gibbs his mother Property as in Add Mss 51,541 except for parcels of land from Lames sold to the Portsmouth and Arundel Canal Company
To a moiety of each of the following properties, formerly held by her father as a customary tenant of the manor: i) Mess. and half a yard called Hooks or Stamps; ii) Mess. and yardland called Laines; iii) Mess. and yardland called Peters; iv) Mess. and half a yardland called Englishes or Markarells
Admission of Henry Upton, on the death of his uncle William Upton Messuage and yardland formerly Whittingtons; moiety of messuage and half yardland called Pays, and the other moiety; all in Colworth
Short title: Mountague v Mountague. Plaintiffs: James Mountague. Defendants: George Mountague , Thomas Hill and Robert Helder (alias Robert Spicer). Subject: manor of Colworth, Bedfordshire. Document type: bill, answer.
(i) Mare Antonie of parish of St.Giles in the Fields, co.Middlesex, esquire. (ii) Peter Sylvester of parish of St. Anne, Westminster, doctor in physics, Lionel Lee of parish of St. Giles in the Fields, esquire. ii to hold manor of Colworth and lands in Sharnbrook and Souldrop, co.Beds, charged with sums of £1500 and £1600 according to marriage settlement of Mare Antonie and Ann Beke.
Admission of Catherine Gibbs, wife of Thomas Gibbs of Birdham, yeo., on the death of her son Thomas Cobden Moiety of messuage and half a yardland called Hooks alias Stampts, and the other moiety; moiety of messuage and yardland called Lames, and the other moiety; moiety of messuage and yardland called Peters, and the other moiety; moiety of messuage and yardland called Englishes alias Mackarells, and the other moiety late Pelhams and Bosvills; all in Colworth in Oving Fine £136 Composition for h
Admission of William Upton on the death of his brother Henry Upton Property as in Add Mss 51,545
Report concerning prebendal property, consisting of the following: the Manor Farm of Colworth, the Manor of Colworth, with land held by seven copyhold grants for lives and eight copyholds of inheritance, all situated in the parish of Oving, County of Sussex and all held under two leases for lives. There is also a pension charged on the Chichester Precentorship Estate and payable by the lessee to the Commissioners. The report includes an extract from a parliamentary survey [c. 1649], concerning t
Admission of William Upton on the surrender of Caleb Hammond Gater Colworth Farm as in Add Mss 51,549
(a) Francis Randall of Hunston, yeo., and Richard Boniface of Colworth, yeo., executors of the will of William Guy late of Colworth, yeo (b) George Rusbridger of Stow in Staffordshire, esq (c) William Upton of Colworth, gent Messuage and yardland formerly Whittingtons in Colworth, copyhold of the Manor of Colworth Consideration: £1200
Admission of Caleb Hammond Gater on the surrender of William Gibbs Property as in Add Mss 51,549 (tithe map names and numbers given)
Short title: Freman v Hardewyk. Plaintiffs: Henry Freman. Defendants: John Hardewyk. Subject: Manor of Colworth and lands there and in Sharnbrook, Souldrop, and Felmersham (Femysham), held of both parties jointly of a chantry in the church of Lowick. Names of chantry priests given. Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire.
To be buried 'very privately', wrapped in lead, in the vault belonging to his family in the churchyard at Chichester, [as] near to his late wife as convenient Appoints his now wife Elizabeth, late wid. of Colonel Smith, decd., and his 'worthy Friend', Roger Tupper of Chichester, as executors and trustees Directs that the sum of £2,000, due to him as a marriage portion under an agreement between himself, his wife, and his kinsman John Bridger, gent., late a lieutenant in Colonel Holmes's Regiment
British early career biochemistry award, conferred by the Biochemical Society (1963-). Type: medallion
village in West Sussex, England, UK. Type: village
former civil parish, now in Sharnbrook, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Type: civil parish
Country house in Bedfordshire, England, UK. Heritage: Grade II* listed building. Type: English country house. NHLE: 1160878
former manorial estate in Oving, Sussex. Type: manor estate
