Manor Profile
Aldingbourne, West Sussex· Box and Stockbridge Hundred· 1086 – 1633
Lidsey lay within the bishop's manor of Aldingbourne. Ansfrid held 1 hide at Domesday (part of the bishop's 36-hide holding), with 2 hides in Ferring; his descendants took the name de Ferring.
The principal fee descended: successors of Amfrid de Ferryng held 3 hides (late 13th century). John de Palyng, son of Simon de Ferryng, sold his West Sussex lands to George de Barenton and Emma (1279). Other tenants included the Daundevill family (1 yardland from 1257), Geoffrey Brown (0.5 hide from 1257), and Robert de Ernesbeme (1 yardland). Richard Gawen held Ellesbeame (100 acres) at death in 1607.
A chapel at Lidsey was established by 1282 but all oblations belonged to the mother church at Aldingbourne. By 1583 it was out of use.
Part of the Bishop of Chichester's 36-hide Aldingbourne holding. Ansfrid held 1 hide, with 2 hides in Ferring; his descendants took the name de Ferring.
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ansfrid (de Ferring) | 1086 | 1 hide under Bishop. Descendants took name de Ferring. | ||
| 2 | John de Palyng (son of Simon de Ferryng) | 1279 | Sold to George de Barenton and Emma. | ||
| 3 | Nicholas de Barenton | 1310 | |||
| 4 | Richard Gawen | 1607 | Held Ellesbeame, 100 acres. Son Allan died 1633. |
VCH Closing Statement
“Lidsey was not a consolidated manor. The overlordship remained with the Bishop of Chichester. Individual fees fragmented into freehold farms.”
VCH Sussex, Vol. 4, pp. 134-138
