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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 · showing 57–64.
1632-1634: court rolls, with other manors
Held by: The National Archives
Further information: See SC2/177/19;SC2
1620-1620: rental, with other manors (fragile)
Held by: Hatfield House Library and Archives
Further information: NRA 32925 Gascoyne-Cecil
1612-1612: map of demesne lands
Held by: The National Archives
1607-1607: court roll
Held by: Lincolnshire Archives
Further information: NRA 7193 Cust
1607-1608: survey of rents due
Held by: The National Archives
1607-1607: answers to articles of enquiry for survey (1)
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Further information: NRA 3507 Herts RO misc
1607-1608: survey
Held by: The National Archives
1603-1610: court rolls (hallmote)
Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Further information: NRA 3507 Herts RO misc
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.
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First recorded holder → present holder
A usable saved blood relationship path between the first recorded holder and the present holder has not yet been recorded, so that first-to-present genealogical distance cannot be calculated.
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
Lordship / Title Associations
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Associated · Unverified
Record history (latest 1)
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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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