Manor Profile
Westbourne, West Sussex· Westbourne and Singleton Hundred· 1331 – 1808
Also known as: Tawkes Manor, Sayes Court alias Tawkes Manor
A 1375 survey of Westbourne mentioned "a holding of 1 virgate late belonging to Say," possibly connected to John le Say of Chichester who held property in Westbourne and Aldsworth in 1331. The holding passed to the Tawke family.
In 1587 John Tawke sold "Sayes Court alias Tawkes Manor" to Richard Lewkenor. Sir Richard Lewkenor died seised in 1616, holding the manor "of the king in socage." The manor descended in the Lewkenor family. In the early 18th century Elizabeth Lewkenor married Bulstrode Peachey, who afterwards took the name Knight. The Peachey family held it until Sir John Peachey, 2nd Lord Selsey, owned it by 1808. The manor subsequently lost its manorial quality and was absorbed into other Peachey property.
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John le Say | 1331 | Of Chichester. Held property in Westbourne and Aldsworth. | ||
| 2 | John Tawke | 1587 | inheritance or purchase | ||
| 3 | Sir Richard Lewkenor | 1587 | 1616 | purchase | Died seised. Held of the king in socage. |
| 4 | Peachey (later Knight) family | 1808 | marriage (Elizabeth Lewkenor married Bulstrode Peachey) | Held until Lord Selsey. Manor lost manorial quality. |
(1) Martin Noell, London, Esq. John Battersby, citizen & apothecary, London. Stephen Kirke, London, gent. Robert Harbin, London, gent. (2) Samuell Moyer, London, Esq. Recites: (i) Indenture of 25th February, 1651 by which John Berkestead, Ralph Cobbett, John Biscoe, Arthur Young, Richard Pooley & Henry Dorney conveyed tp Francis Stainton, Esq. since decd. & (1), all the Manor of Sayes Court, Deptford, & the Strand als. West Greenwich with apps. in Kent & other messuages. (ii) (1) stand seised in
Five deeds (four are copies) of the property of the duke of Suffolk in Suffolk, Oxfordshire, Nottinghamshire, Norfolk, Berkshire, Somerset, Lincolnshire, Cumberland, Warwickshire, Cornwall and Devon, including: Copy instructions from Henry VIII [to ?Charles, Duke of Suffolk] concerning his divorce from Catherine of Aragon and marriage to Anne Boleyn and relations with the Pope and Emperor Maximillian of Germany, 1533; Copy common recovery of the manor of Sayes Court, 1513.
(1) Francis Stanton, Grays Inn, Middx., Esq. John Battersby, London, apothecarie. Stephen Kirke, City of Westminster, gent. Martin Noell, London, gent. Robert Harbyn, London, gent. (2) Robert Stanton, the younger, London, Esq. Samuell Moyer, London, Esq. James Smith, the younger, London, salter. Richard Smith, London, draper. James Smith, the elder, St. Gyles w'out Cripplegate, gent. John Morris, London, gent. Thomas Buckner, London, Esq. Charles Harris, London, gent. Thomas Lad(?) - Sussex, gen
VCH Closing Statement
“Sir John Peachey, 2nd Lord Selsey, owned it by 1808. The manor subsequently lost its manorial quality and was absorbed into other Peachey property.”
VCH Sussex, Vol. 4, pp. 126-132
(1) Samuell Moyer, London, merchant. (2) Ellis Crispe, London, Esq., son & heir app. of Sir Nicholas Crispe of London, Kt. (1) to (2). One part, the whole in 10 parts, to be divided of all those closes, meadow pasture & Marsh now or late of the lands of the Manor of Sayes Court, Deptford Strande als. West Greenwich, Kent, i.e. of one piece of field called Broomefield (57a). Parcel of marsh called Broade Marsh als Mould Meade (43a.3r.20p.), 26a. land abutting Mould Mead East and South. Parcel of
Manor of Sayes Court (Kent), lands granted to Charles, Prince of Wales. Transferred from Exchequer miscellanea.
WORKS AND BUILDINGS (MISCELLANEOUS).: C. Browne. Repairing the Marsh wall and the bank of the Thames adjoining the Manor of Sayes Court and Earlsluice.
manor house in Deptford, London, England, UK. Type: manor house
former manorial estate in Deptford, Kent. Type: manor estate
gatehouse in Runnymede, Surrey, England, UK. Heritage: Grade II listed building. Type: gatehouse. NHLE: 1039976
