Manor Profile
Birdham, West Sussex· Manhood Hundred· 1336 – 1953
Also known as: Broomer
Birdham Broomer originated as a sub-manor within the larger Birdham estate. In 1329 the heirs of Robert de Sortell held half a knight's fee. Robert de Bromore held the 1/12 fee from 1336 until his death in 1349. The manor passed to the Earl of Arundel.
In 1423 the earl's executors gave Birdham Broomer to the hospital of Holy Trinity, Arundel. Upon the hospital's suppression, the Crown acquired it. In June 1546 the Crown granted it to Sir Richard Lee, who sold it within a year to Thomas Carpender.
In 1561 Thomas Shelley purchased the manor, then promptly transferred it to Sir Richard Sackville. Sackville conveyed it, together with the main Birdham manor, to the Crown in 1565. Queen Elizabeth granted both manors to the Dean and Chapter of Chichester in exchange for other property.
The Dean and Chapter retained Birdham Broomer except during the Commonwealth, when it was sold to William Cawley and others and transferred to Thomas Butterie in 1655. It is now held by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert de Sortell (heirs) | 1329 | subinfeudation | Held half a knight's fee in 1329. | |
| 2 | Robert de Bromore | 1336 | 1349 | inheritance | Held the 1/12 fee. |
| 3 | Earl of Arundel(Earl of Arundel) | 1349 | 1423 | acquisition | Executors gave it to the hospital of Holy Trinity, Arundel, in 1423. |
| 4 | Hospital of Holy Trinity, Arundel | 1423 | 1546 | gift from earl's executors | Held until suppression of the hospital. |
| 5 | The Crown | 1546 | 1546 | Dissolution | |
| 6 | Sir Richard Lee | 1546 | 1547 | Crown grant (June 1546) | |
| 7 | Thomas Carpender | 1547 | 1561 | purchase from Sir Richard Lee | |
| 8 | Thomas Shelley | 1561 | 1561 | purchase | |
| 9 | Sir Richard Sackville | 1561 | 1565 | transfer from Shelley | |
| 10 | The Crown (Elizabeth I) | 1565 | 1565 | conveyance from Sackville |
Hospital of Holy Trinity, Arundel
hospital · held manor · 1423 – 1546
Given by the executors of the Earl of Arundel in 1423.
Dean and Chapter of Chichester
cathedral · held manor · 1565
Granted by Elizabeth I in 1565 in exchange for other property.
Ecclesiastical Commissioners
church_commission · current holder
Now held by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
Birdham Broomer was a sub-manor within the larger Birdham estate, originating from the 1/12 fee held by Robert de Bromore.
Birdham Court Barns descended with Birdham Broomer from 1565, both held by the Dean and Chapter of Chichester and then the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
314m from manor coordinates. Listed Building, Grade II.
The Dean and Chapter of Chichester Cathedral, lords of the manor of Birdham Broomer Manor to Susannah Prior Tenement and 1a. land in Birdham Broomer called Catchelloys, or Catchellows, at an annual rent of 5s
Admission of Sarah Challen (dau. of William Challen of Appledram, yeo.), upon the surrender of Ann Costellow Duer, wid. (formerly Ann Costellow Drinkwater, spinster), Elizabeth Peckham, wid. (formerly Elizabeth Drinkwater, spinster) and Mary Pawlett Drinkwater Property as in Add Mss 12,471 (including a plot of land (2 roods) late parcel of Birdham Common and which upon the inclosure thereof was allotted to said Ann Costellow Duer in respect of 'the aforesaid Land' and bounded on N. by a plot of
VCH Closing Statement
“It is now held by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.”
VCH Sussex, Vol. 4, pp. 199-201
Property as in Add Mss 7404 and 7406
Property as in Add Mss 7404 after the death of Sarah, wife of Robert Quick (née Pryor) and Susannah Dunham (née Pryor) at the request of the said Susannah Dunham at an annual rent of 5s
(a) William Booker, of Rogate, labourer, (eldest son of Joseph Booker, formerly of East Wittering, blacksmith, late of Farlington, co. Hants. farmer, dec'd, and Elizabeth, his wife); (b) William Bartley, of Sidlesham, labourer; (c) James Sowton, of Grays Inn, London, gent Messuage, divided into two tenements, with gardens and ground in East Wittering, now or late in occ. of Mary Hammond and George Faith, abutting E on road from Chichester to East Wittering and Earnley, and S. on East Wittering w
A messuage, barn and 3 a. land, abutting S. and E. on Manhood Common, W. on customary lands formerly of Richard Bland, and N. on Court Barns Lane, at an annual rent of 8s. on the same conditions and at the same request as in Add Mss 7405
Property as in Add Mss 7404 at an annual rent of 5s
The sole heir of John Murrough, of Chichester, provision merchant, and Lucy, his wife, (née Patrick)
Records of West Sussex Record Office additional manuscripts INTRODUCTION This, the eleventh volume of Additional Manuscripts (Add Mss), has, in general, been compiled on the lines indicated in the Introduction to the first, apart from the modification in the detail given for maps, referred to in the Introduction to the fourth Once again deeds of title predominate but there will also be found correspondence, including some between John Hawkins and Samuel and Daniel Lysons (Add Mss 7542) and two l
Property as in Add Mss 7407, for the life of Mary Napper, aged 13, eldest dau. of William Napper, of Birdham, Wheelwright, in reversion
By demise for 1,000 years, of freehold properties, with covenant to surrender copyhold properties, to secure £65 William Spring of Birdham, yeo, to James Cooper of the same, shopkeeper Piece of land (1a) (bounds given), late parcel of the waste or common called Birdham Common, allotted under the Birdham Common Inclosure Award (1793) to Susanna, w. of John Lovegrove, in respect of her leasehold cottage, curtilage and garden, with the cottages thereon erected by (a) Covenant to surrender at the ne
Admission of Mary Pawlett Drinkwater (dau. of Woodroofe and Ann Drinkwater) Messuage, garden, barn and croft of land (3a.) near the highway leading to Birdham Court Barns To hold for her life in reversion immediately after the death of her sisters Ann Costellow Drinkwater and Elizabeth, w. of blank Peckham, esq., to whom the property was formerly granted for their lives successively Court of the Dean and Chapter of Chichester Stewards: Ishmael Kilwick, gent
Property as in Add Mss 7406, at an annual rent of 8s
Property as in Add Mss 7407
Also purchased by the said Henry Farndell in 1853 The deed of 1791 also refers to Ham Croft see Add Mss nos. 21,722, 21,723 and the deeds 1791-1852 to two other fields in Sidlesham 1½a. total. A copy deed of 1853 also refers to Combers Farm (60a.), Birdham and to a cottage, site of a barn, gateroom, garden and close (8a.) formerly called Denn Marsh and now Pullen's Field in East Wittering; messuage and 30a. called Hundred Steddle, with an enclosure allotment of 8a., and a barn and 30a. called To
Property as in Add Mss 7407
former manorial estate in Birdham, Sussex. Type: manor estate
