Manor Profile
Westbourne, West Sussex· Westbourne and Singleton Hundred· 1086 – 1885
Also known as: Prymsted
Prinsted lies at the southern tip of Westbourne parish, on the shore of Chichester Harbour. It had no separate Domesday entry, forming part of the 36-hide Westbourne estate held by Earl Roger de Montgomery in 1086.
The manor descended as part of the main Westbourne estate through the earls of Arundel, the Lumley family, and the earls of Scarborough. When Lewis Way's executors sold the main Westbourne manor to Charles Dixon in 1829, Prinsted was separated. William Padwick purchased it around 1829. Thomas Britain Vacher subsequently acquired it around 1846, and it passed to Herbert Perkins Vacher. In 1885 Edward Roy Longcroft purchased the manor.
A manor house at Prinsted is dated 1663 with the initials I & S. G. on the building.
No separate Domesday entry. Prinsted formed part of the main Westbourne manor held by Earl Roger de Montgomery in 1086. The parish of Westbourne was assessed at 36 hides gelding for 12. Prinsted lay at the southern end of the parish on the shore of Chichester Harbour.
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earl Roger de Montgomery(Earl of Shrewsbury) | 1066 | 1094 | grant from William I | Held as part of main Westbourne manor. 36 hides. |
| 2 | Earls of Arundel (FitzAlan)(Earls of Arundel) | 1566 | descent with honour of Arundel | Descended with main Westbourne manor through the d'Aubigny and FitzAlan earls. | |
| 3 | John Lumley(Lord Lumley) | 1566 | marriage settlement | Received Westbourne (including Prinsted) through marriage to Jane FitzAlan. | |
| 4 | Richard Barwell | 1781 | 1805 | purchase | Purchased Westbourne estates from Anna Maria Montague's trustees in 1781. |
| 5 | Rev. Lewis Way | 1809 | 1829 | purchase from Barwell's executors | Of Stansted. Executors sold Westbourne to Dixon. Prinsted separated at this point. |
| 6 | William Padwick | 1829 | purchase (separated from Westbourne) | Acquired Prinsted when it was separated from the main Westbourne manor. | |
| 7 | Thomas Britain Vacher | 1846 | purchase | Acquired c. 1846. | |
| 8 | Herbert Perkins Vacher | 1885 | inheritance | Inherited from Thomas Britain Vacher. | |
| 9 | Edward Roy Longcroft | 1885 | purchase | Purchased 1885. Last recorded lord. |
Manor house at Prinsted dated 1663 with the initials I & S. G. on the building.
Prinsted covered within the Westbourne parish entry.
VCH Closing Statement
“Edward Roy Longcroft purchased the manor in 1885.”
VCH Sussex, Vol. 4, pp. 126-132
