Manor Profile
Aldingbourne, West Sussex· Box and Stockbridge Hundred· 1272 – 1780
Also known as: Hedehone, Hedhone, Setene
Headhone lay between Westergate and Lidsey within Aldingbourne parish. Nicholas Avenel and Maud granted a life interest in 3 virgates to Master Geoffrey de Gates in 1272. Edmund Crepyn and Mary held the manor in 1342.
Alice atte Setene held 1 hide (32 acres) called Hedehone in 1379, formerly of Nicholas Baryngton of Ferring. Henry Blondel did homage to Bishop Robert Rede for Hedehone and Hills in 1398. Richard Blundel did homage for Hedhone alias Setene in 1408.
John Smith held in 1546, and the Smith family retained it until Edward Smith conveyed the manor to Nicholas Mayhew in 1706. By 1780 Burrell (the Sussex antiquary) described Headhone as simply a "freehold manor farm of 100 acres," the manorial rights having lapsed entirely.
No separate Domesday entry. Part of the Bishop of Chichester's Aldingbourne holding.
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Avenel and Maud | 1272 | |||
| 2 | Edmund Crepyn and Mary | 1342 | |||
| 3 | Alice atte Setene | 1379 | Held 1 hide (32 acres) called Hedehone. | ||
| 4 | Henry Blondel | 1398 | Did homage to Bishop Rede. | ||
| 5 | John Smith | 1546 | 1635 | Left to kinsman John Smith of Stopham. | |
| 6 | Edward Smith | 1706 | |||
| 7 | Nicholas Mayhew | 1706 | purchase | By 1780 manorial rights had lapsed entirely. |
VCH Closing Statement
“Nicholas Mayhew acquired the manor in 1706. By 1780 manorial rights had lapsed entirely.”
VCH Sussex, Vol. 4, pp. 134-138
pp. 134-138
