Manor Profile
Westbourne, West Sussex· Westbourne and Singleton Hundred· 1086 – 1885
Also known as: Nutbourne in Westbourne
Nutbourne lies east of Westbourne village on the road towards Chichester. It possibly represents the 4 hides held by Payn at Domesday as a sub-tenant of Earl Roger within the Westbourne manor, as that estate included a water-mill.
In the twelfth century Manser Aguillon received 2 knight's fees in the honour of Arundel from Henry I. In 1180 Robert Aguillon paid 15 marks to obtain seisin of Nutbourne. In 1242 William son of Richard Aguillon held 3 fees in Nutbourne, Up Marden, and Burpham. In 1312, upon the death of Eleanor's granddaughter Julian as a child, a court ordered division of "the manor of Nutbourne, held of the heirs of Robert de Tateshale as 1 knight's fee." The true heirs were the descendants of William Aguillon's brother John: his daughter Sarra and her husband William Whateman. In 1313 Whateman and Sarra sold the manor to Nicholas de Perschete, including a water-mill moiety. Nicholas's son Peter died in 1361 having settled the manor on his son Nicholas and wife Joan. In 1363 Nicholas de Perschute and Joan sold Nutbourne to Richard, Earl of Arundel.
Earl Thomas (d. 1415) granted the manor to William Okehurst for life, with reversion to the College of Arundel. At the dissolution of the College in 1544, the manor transferred to the Crown and was subsequently granted to the Earl of Arundel. In 1580 Philip, Earl of Arundel, sold it to Robert Brett. After passing through several families including the Berwicks, Wavells, and Reynolds, the manor was purchased by Richard Barwell in 1788. It then followed Prinsted's descent through Way, Padwick, Vacher, and finally Edward Roy Longcroft in 1885.
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payn | 1086 | enfeoffment by Earl Roger | Held 4 hides "as belonging to the minster" of Selsey. One hawse in Chichester. | |
| 2 | Manser Aguillon | grant from Henry I | Received 2 knight's fees in the honour of Arundel. | ||
| 3 | Robert Aguillon | 1180 | inheritance | Paid 15 marks for seisin in 1180. | |
| 4 | William Aguillon | inheritance | Held 3 fees in Nutbourne, Up Marden, and Burpham in 1242. | ||
| 5 | Nicholas de Perschete | 1313 | 1327 | purchase from William and Sarra Whateman | Purchased 1313 with water-mill moiety. Died 1327 holding "half the manor." |
| 6 | Peter de Perschete | 1327 | 1361 | inheritance | Son of Nicholas. Settled manor on son Nicholas and wife Joan. |
| 7 | Richard FitzAlan(Earl of Arundel) | 1363 | purchase from Nicholas and Joan de Perschute | Purchased 1363. | |
| 8 | College of Arundel | 1544 | grant from Earl Thomas (d. 1415) | Earl Thomas granted manor to William Okehurst for life, with reversion to the College. Dissolved 1544. | |
| 9 | The Crown | 1544 | dissolution of College of Arundel | ||
| 10 | Philip Howard(Earl of Arundel) | 1580 | grant from Crown |
The Crown
crown · held · 1544
College of Arundel dissolved 1544; manor transferred to Crown
College of the Holy Trinity, Arundel
college · granted_to · 1544
Earl Thomas granted Nutbourne to William Okehurst for life with reversion to the College
148m from manor coordinates. Period: POST MEDIEVAL. Evidence: CROPMARK. Project: Chichester.
387m from manor coordinates. Listed Building, Grade II.
No business transacted Ernest Charles Gaisford esq, steward of the manor
No scale given, Shows roads, footpaths, stylized hedges and trees and neighbouring manors. The properties are numbered and appear to correspond with the numbers given in 3.
VCH Closing Statement
“Richard Barwell purchased Nutbourne in 1788, after which it followed Prinsted's descent to Edward Roy Longcroft in 1885.”
VCH Sussex, Vol. 4, pp. 126-132
Deed of enfranchisement, 31 Dec 1885, associated documents and plan, 1885-1905
Of property 1 as in ABE 91.8 (15), held of the manor of Nutbourne by John Henry Curle; schedule; compensation £3 7s 1d and interest
[i] William Coombes, copyhold tenant of above manor [ii] Charles de Guingard of Portsmouth in the county of Southampton, gentleman Surrender of piece of ground containing roughly 26 rods with messuage or tenement and outbuildings; 10 acres of land called Merchant Hookers and Christmas; one cottage and croft of land called Whichers with appurtenances in Nutbourne at Court Baron of William Padwick the Younger held 22 April 1817 Fine 15 guineas Heriot 6d Rent 6d
Of two cottages with gardens and a building lately used as a school room in Nutbourne and part of Nutbourne Common (1r), all in tenure of Selina Melling of 8 Parsons Green Lane, Fulham, London, wife of Ernest Harold Melling, gent Notice of desire for enfranchisement; consent of lord of the manor to include reserved rights; appointment of Ernest Gaisford as valuer; decision of valuer concerning compensation; statement of information; letter from Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries; receipt for
To seize property 2 as in 15 into the hands of the lord of the manor in default of claimants after three proclamations
Of Guy Matthews Eames of Upper Nash, Pulborough, on surrender of Selina Petar of Alton, Hampshire, spinster for £75 Nash Field in Nutbourne (3a), being part of a messuage and lands called Netherlands in Nutbourne, and 1a land formerly part of Nutbourne Common and allotted to George Greenfield under the Nutbourne Common Inclosure Award in respect of the said tenement (no 49b on Inclosure Award map); Gospel Croft otherwise Gosport Croft (1a) in Nutbourne (rent 6d) numbered 1392 on Pulborough Tithe
No scale given, Shows Mill Farm and Stream Farm, with names of plots (numbered, apparently according to the numbers on the Pulborough tithe map, 1841) and owners
Of cottage, garden and ½r land near Heath Mill in Nutbourne, with two other cottages and a malthouse thereon, and 32p land also in Nutbourne, all in tenure of Ernest Hugh Stafforth of Petworth, solicitor, (details in schedule); compensation £4 13s 9d and interest
No scale given, Shows roads, boundaries of manors (Pulborough, Wiggenholt and Nutbourne, allotments as referred to in North Heath Common Inclosure Award (1808), and neighbouring land holders.
With a receipt and a letter
Of John Henry Curle of Storrington on surrender of Harry James Burt of Steyning, auctineer for £175 Piece of land formerly a sandpit on Nutbourne Common (11½r), with cottage formerly a hut thereon called Rose Cottage, to which Burt was admitted 14 Jun 1916 Third Proclamation for claimants to property to appear 1 acre meadow in the eastern part of the Eastmead in Nutbourne, part of barn and 12 acres copyhold land and 1 acre meadow in the eastern part of the Eastmead in Nutbourne (rent 5s 9d), of
1893, corrected to 1925
Details of 'owners' [tenants], properties, acreages, annual gross values and quitrents, with observations (including notes of fines 1765-1801) and references to plan. Plan attached (no scale given, 40 inches x 17½ inches)
Letter from Messrs Williams and James, solicitors, Norfolk House, Embankment, London WC2, to E Barnes, Palmers, West Chiltington (succeeding Mr Chad as reeve of the manors of Chiltington and Nutbourne), containing information on his duties and on the law relating to heriots
There being nothing to present, no homage sworn. Ernest Charles Gaisford esq, steward of the manor
village in Chichester District, West Sussex, UK. Type: village
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former manorial estate in Westbourne, Sussex. Type: manor estate
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