Manorial Records and Documents

Manorial records consiste of court rolls, Surveys, maps, terriers and other documents relating to the boundaries, franchises, wastes, customs or courts of the manor.

Trhoughout their history Chalgrove and Rofford have been made up of several different manors and there is a wealth of Manorial Documents that still exist. The following table is a list the documents and the archives where they can be found.

ParishManorDocumentsDatesRepositoryReference
ChalgroveChalgrove (Magdalen College manor)1925, 1939Magdalen College, Oxford
Ewelme HonourChalgrove DivisionComprises the following fees: Chalgrove, Rofford, Gangsdown (since 1827), Marsh Baldon, Cuxham, Holcomb, Baldon Brightwell, Britwell Salome, Berwick Salome.
Ewelme HonourChalgroveCourt minutes and papers of the Honour of Ewelme (Division of Chalgrove)1790-1847Oxfordshire History Centre. Archon Code: 160CH/E/III
Ewelme HonourChalgroveCourt book of the Honour of Ewelme (Division of Chalgrove)1822-1847Oxfordshire History Centre. Archon Code: 160CH/E/XIX
Ewelme HonourChalgrove DivisionPresentments (1 bundle)1723Oxfordshire History Centre. Archon Code: 160CH/E/XXI/i 
ChalgroveChalgroveRents, papers relating to quit rents, Ewelme Honour, Chalgrove, Clanfield and Pyrton (3 items)1821-1844Oxfordshire History Centre. Archon Code: 160CH/E/XXII/ii
ChalgroveChalgroveLease, copies of court roll (1 bundle)1554-1702Oxfordshire History Centre. Archon Code: 160P7/5/CR1
ChalgroveChalgroveLease, copies of court roll (1 bundle)1598-1638Oxfordshire History Centre. Archon Code: 160P7/5/CR2
ChalgroveChalgroveViews of frankpledge1431-1441, 1660-1674The National Archives. Archon Code: 66SC2/212/4,7,12,15,18-25, 27-31
ChalgroveChalgroveCourt rolls, Ewelme with other manors, various counties (2 membranes)1525-1527 The National Archives. Archon Code: 66PRO, SC 2/212/15
ChalgroveChalgroveCourt rolls, Pyrton Hundred, with other manors, various counties (9 membranes)1535-1537 The National Archives. Archon Code: 66PRO, SC 2/212/18
ChalgroveChalgroveEstreats, manor and honour court rolls, with many other manors, various counties (15 membranes)1537-1540The National Archives. Archon Code: 66PRO, SC 2/212/19
ChalgroveChalgroveCourt rolls, view of frankpledge, Checkendon and other manors, various counties (6 membranes)1546-1547The National Archives. Archon Code: 66PRO, SC 2/212/24
ChalgroveChalgrove (Magdalen College manor)Legal: Magdalen College, Oxford v Tipping, re: manor of Chalgrove
[1658]The National Archives. Archon Code: 66PRO, C 5/33/66
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)From 1507
Berrick SalomeChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Terrier, land held by Richard Wyatt in Berrick Salome, endorsed ‘now John Cotterill’s terrier’1594Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/245
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Court rolls, 1510, 15271510Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/1
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Court rolls, 1510, 15271527Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/1
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Court rolls, 1519, 1522 (fragment), 1524, 1528 1519, 1522, 1524, 1528Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/2, 3, 4, 5
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Court roll, 1534, 15351534, 1535Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/6, 7
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Court rolls, 1559, 15621559, 1562Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/8
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Court rolls, 1569, 15701569, 1570Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/9, 10
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes, 1570, 1575/61570, 1576Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/11
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Court roll1577Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/12
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Escheat roll1577Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/13
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes1578Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/14
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Court roll1623Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/15
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes and presentment1623Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/16
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentment, with minutes1623Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/16
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Court roll, with minutes1625-1626Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/17
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes with court roll1625-1626Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/17
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes1626Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/18, 19
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentment1626Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/20
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes1634Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/21
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentments1634Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/22
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, notes1634Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/23, 24
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentment1635Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/25
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes1636Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/26, 27
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentments1638Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/28, 29, 30
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, notes1641Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/31
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes1641Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/32, 33
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentment, 1641/21641-1642Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/34
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, notes1645Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/35
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes1650Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/36, 37
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentments, 1650 (2), 1655, 1656 (2), 16571650-1657Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes, 1657, 1657/81657-1658Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/43, 45
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes, 1661 (2), 1663/41661-1664Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/46, 48, 50
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentment, 1661, 1663, 1663/641661-1664Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/47, 49, 51
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentment, 1672, 1677, 16781672-1678Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/52, 58, 61
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, warrants to John Wildgoose [bailiff], 1673, 1678, 1685, 1690/91, 1694, 17-7/081673-1708Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/53, 59, 64, 68, 72, 79
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, warrants to Daniel Wildgoose, 1701/02, 1709, 1711/121701-1712Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/75, 82, 84
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Court rolls, 1673, 1677, 16781673-1678Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/54, 57, 60
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes, 1673, 1677/8 (with translations)1673, 1677/8Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/55, 56
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Court roll, 1681, 16851681, 1685Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/62, 65
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentment, 1681, 16851681-1685Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/63, 67
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes1685Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/66
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Court roll1690/91Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/69
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes, 1690/1, 16941690-1694Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/70, 73
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentment, 1690/1, 16941690-1694Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/71, 74
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes1701/02Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/76
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, notes1701/02Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/77
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentment1701/02Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/78
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes, 1708, 1709, 1711/121708-1712Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/80, 83, 85
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentment1708Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/81
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, notes1711/12Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/86
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes1718/19Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/87
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentment1718/19Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/88
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes1728Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/89
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes, 1730, 1731, 1734, 1735, 17361730-1736Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/90, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentment1730Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/91
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, notes1730Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/92
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentments, 1741, 17451741-1745Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/98, 102
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes, 1741, 1743, 1745, 1747, 1748, 1748/91741-1749Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/97, 99, 103, 104, 105, 106
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Lease, instructions of new lives to be admitted to copyhold1745Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/100
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, letter giving date of court1745Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/101
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentments, 1750, 1754, 17561750Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/107, 109, 111
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes, 1752, 17561752-1756Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/108, 110
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Presentments, 1761, 1762, 1763 1761Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/113, 115, 118
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, minutes, 1761, 1762, 1763 (2)1762, 1763Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/112, 114, 116, 117
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, miscellaneous notes (1 bundle)n.d.Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/118a
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Customs, court procedures relating to presentments and oaths sworn by court officialsn.d. [18th cent]Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/228, 229, 230, 231
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Names of suitors1637Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/232
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Names of suitors, 1650, 1656, 16571650-1657Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/233, 234, 235
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Names of suitors1663-1664Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/236
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Names of suitors, 1673, 16771673, 1677Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/237, 238
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Names of suitors, 1690, 1690/11690-1691Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/239, 240
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Names of suitors1708Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/241
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Rental1508Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/242
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Terrier, made by Ralph Quartermayne1578-1579Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/243
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Terrier, lands of Magdalen College, Lincoln College and George Pudsey, gent.1594Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/244
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Terrier, of B. Viccary1619Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/246
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Terrier, schedule of lands in occupation of John Burnham … Endorsed: ‘delivered in by Richard Smith of Abingdon now tenant of Lincoln College’1675Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/247
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Rental, made by John Wildgoose, bailiff, with various memoranda1693Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/248
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Rental, made by John Wildgoose, bailiff, with various memoranda1718Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/249
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Terrier, land held by William Moorn.d.Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/250
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Terriern.d.Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/251
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Rental book, estates in Chalgrove, Iffley, Littlemore and St Giles c.1771Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/252
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Schedule of land in occupation of Richard Herbert, tenant of Henry Pamplyn of Cadwelln.d.Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/252a
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Schedule of land in occupation of Richard Herbert, tenant of Henry Pamplyn of Cadwelln.d.Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/252a
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Legal, evidence from terriers in Quarter Sessions case of 1677, including extract from Magdalen College terrier (M/CHG/263)1619-1677Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/257, 258, 262, 263, 264
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Terriers, evidence in Quarter Sessions case of 1677, including extract from Magdalen College terrier (M/CHG/263)1619-1677Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/257, 258, 262, 263, 264
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Legal, petitions to Lincoln College from tenants of Lincoln and Magdalen Colleges: common land of Brickenfeild is being ploughed and divided between the 5 principal tenants of the 3 landowners 1670-1671Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/288, 289
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Steward, various records (1 file)1719-1725Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/290
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Survey book1827Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/294
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Survey and particulars1843Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/295
ChalgroveChalgrove (Lincoln College manor)Particulars and survey1843Lincoln College Archives. Archon Code 456M/CHG/295
ChalgroveChalgroveSteward, court minutes and deeds1745-1777Christ Church Archives. Archon Code: 452[no ref supplied in list]
ChalgroveRoffordCourt minutes and papers of the Honour of Ewelme (Division of Chalgrove)1790-1847Oxfordshire History Centre. Archon Code: 160CH/E/III
ChalgroveRoffordCourt book of the Honour of Ewelme (Division of Chalgrove)1822-1847Oxfordshire History Centre. Archon Code: 160CH/E/XIX

The above table is available to download as an Excel spreadsheet by following this link: Excel Spreadsheet of Manorial Documents

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