Manor Profile
Oving, West Sussex· Box and Stockbridge Hundred· 1091 – 1857
Also known as: Woodhorn, Wodehorne
Woodhorne formed one of two prebendal manors in the parish of Oving alongside Colworth. Both were held by the prebendaries of Chichester Cathedral from early times, except during the Commonwealth, until the endowments passed to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 1857.
Thomas Stapleton held the prebend of Woodhorne from 1558 but lost it in 1563 when he refused to deny papal authority under Elizabeth I. Peter de Wodehorne, presumably associated with this locality, appears in a 1215 charter when Prior Robert of Boxgrove demised a croft at Martinesgrave to him.
No separate Domesday entry. Part of the wider ecclesiastical holdings.
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prebendaries of Chichester Cathedral | 1091 | 1857 | constituted as prebend | Thomas Stapleton held prebend 1558, lost it 1563 for refusing to deny papal authority. |
| 2 | 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.
Woodhorn Farm (Woodhorn Lane, Oving) occupies the site. No medieval structures noted in VCH.
VCH Closing Statement
“The endowments passed to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 1857.”
VCH Sussex, Vol. 4, pp. 165-170
