Manor Profile
Oving, West Sussex· Box and Stockbridge Hundred· 1218 – 1397
Egley belonged to the city of Chichester until Henry I bestowed it with Kingsham. William Ruffus held c.1218. It passed to Emma (great-granddaughter), who married John de Grey of Shirland. Reynold de Grey granted it to his brother John (1256).
John Moyne and Cicely settled the manor in 1326. Reynold le Moyne held at death (1332) of John de Leom by rent of a pound of cummin. In 1362 the reversion was transferred to Richard, Earl of Arundel. The Earl granted lands to Stephen Holt for life (1377). In 1397 Richard II leased to William Stock and John Wilton.
After this time Egley is always found attached to Shopwick, following the same descent through the Browne and Billingsley families.
Not in Domesday. Had been attached to the city of Chichester until Henry I bestowed it with Kingsham.
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Chichester | 1100 | |||
| 2 | William Ruffus | 1218 | |||
| 3 | John de Grey of Shirland | marriage (to Emma, great-granddaughter of Ruffus) | |||
| 4 | John Moyne and Cicely | 1326 | settlement | Held of John de Leom by rent of a pound of cummin. | |
| 5 | Richard, Earl of Arundel(Earl of Arundel) | 1362 | 1397 | reversion transfer | After 1397 permanently merged with Shopwick. |
VCH Closing Statement
“After this time Egley is always found attached to Shopwick.”
VCH Sussex, Vol. 4, pp. 165-170
