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Current holder (legacy manor assignment): Duchy of Cornwall Unregistered
Institutional holder
Associated title (legacy text): Duke of Cornwall
Historical names: Berkhamsted Borough Portmote (Manor) | Berkhamsted Hallmoot (Manor) | Berkhamsted Borough (Manor)
Location: Great Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Places / associated places: Great Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
About the Manor
Castle site at Berkhamsted, historic manor site in Hertfordshire; held by the Duchy of Cornwall in contemporary records.
Ownership / Holder Account
Duchy of Cornwall Castle at Berkhamsted held by the Duchy of Cornwall (current owner).
Manorial Rights & Privileges
Current manorial rights / privileges (1)
estates/ownership of Berkhamsted Castle
Unverified
Current holder is the Duchy of Cornwall
Records & References
Sources and references mentioning this manor/title which are not necessarily conveyances or transfers.
84 records found.
1907-1907: ordnance Survey map annotated to show copyhold tenements of the manor (1)
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Further information: NRA 18363 Grover
1900-1925: note of customs as to fines and heriots, with other manors (1)
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
1891-1910: steward's correspondence with copyholders rel to rentals, surrenders, valuations of properties and enfranchisements, with Northchurch (1 bdl) [Berkhamsted Honour]
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Further information: NRA 18363 Grover
1875-1898: rentals, with Northchurch
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
1870-1898: accounts of enfranchisement monies, with other manors
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
1855-1898: accounts of quitrents, with other manors
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
1840-1898: accounts of profits of courts, with other manors
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
1838-1838: rental (draft, 1)
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Further information: NRA 18363 Grover
1805-1923: steward's memoranda books, with other manors (3 vols)
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Further information: NRA 18363 Grover
1805-1946: minute books (7 vols)
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Further information: NRA 18363 Grover
1805-1807: rental (1 vol)
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Further information: NRA 18363 Grover
1804-1823: account of rents due and received, with other manors (1 bdl) [Berkhamsted Honour]
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Further information: NRA 18363 Grover
1802-1917: stewards papers incl rentals, with Northchurch (1 bundle)
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Further information: NRA 18363 Grover
1800-1900: court roll extracts rel to common rights
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
1792-1808: rentals, with Northchurch
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
1790-1931: court books (indexed aft 1860, 3 vols)
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Further information: NRA 18363 Grover
1786-1810: index to court rolls, with other manors [Berkhamsted Honour]
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Further information: NRA 3507 Herts RO misc
1786-1810: court rolls, with other manors (abstracts, 1 vol) [Berkhamsted Honour]
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Further information: NRA 3507 Herts RO misc
1763-1785: court book
Held by: Lincolnshire Archives
Further information: NRA 7193 Cust
1762-1804: rentals (4)
Held by: Lincolnshire Archives
Further information: NRA 7193 Cust
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: Duchy of Cornwall
Present holder:
Recorded title journey: 1 holder entry in this manor's saved Conveyance & Descent history.
No recorded holder currently has a usable saved direct-blood or collateral-blood relationship path from which to calculate proximity percentages.
First recorded holder → present holder
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Duchy of Cornwall
Holding arrangement: Other
Statement that Berkhamsted Castle remains a possession of the Duchy of Cornwall.; Castle site described as owned by the Duchy of Cornwall with surrounding land held by other bodies.; Ownership page indicating land is held by the Duchy of Cornwall (contextual source).
Source: Duchy of Cornwall — source link
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30 Aug 2026, 17:27 UTC · William James Dalrymple Bedding Fanshawe West Esq., Lord of Watlington-West, Norfolk
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