BRADNINCH MANOR
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BRADNINCH MANOR

Sponsored by William James Dalrymple West, Esq,. Lord of Watlington-West, Norfolk

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Current holder (unregistered): Duchy of Cornwall

Institutional holder

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Current holder (legacy manor assignment): Duchy of Cornwall Unregistered
Institutional holder

Associated title (legacy text): Duchy of Cornwall (lordship of Bradninch)

Historical names: Bradninch Manor (formerly Bradninch Manor House

Location: Bradninch, Devon

Places / associated places: Bradninch, Devon

About the Manor

Manor of Bradninch is the historic lordship and manorial estate centered on Bradninch, Devon. Current ownership evidenced as held by the Duchy of Cornwall; historical conveyances and rights align with traditional English manorial tenure.

Ownership / Holder Account

Duchy of Cornwall present Current holder of the lordship of Bradninch as evidenced by the source stating current owner is the Duchy of Cornwall.

Manorial Rights & Privileges

Current manorial rights / privileges (1)

lordship/manor rights over Bradninch

Unverified

Current evidence ties Bradninch directly to the Duchy of Cornwall as lordship owner.

Source

Records & References

Sources and references mentioning this manor/title which are not necessarily conveyances or transfers.

55 records found.

1603-1625: rental

Date / period: 1603-1625 Type: Rental Reference: E 36/157/ff. 93-98

Held by: The National Archives

1603-1625: survey

Date / period: 1603-1625 Type: Survey Reference: LR 2/207/ff. 34-37

Held by: The National Archives

1600-1625: notes rel to survey

Date / period: 1600-1625 Type: Survey Reference: Duchy of Cornwall Office S/62

Held by: Duchy of Cornwall Office
Further information: NRA 24580 Duchy of Cornwall

1586-1591: court book

Date / period: 1586-1591 Type: Court Book Reference: SC 2/165/68

Held by: The National Archives

1578-1579: court rolls

Date / period: 1578-1579 Type: Court Roll Reference: Duchy of Cornwall Office Court Rolls/E3

Held by: Duchy of Cornwall Office
Further information: NRA 24580 Duchy of Cornwall

1571-1573: court roll, with Stoke St Necton

Date / period: 1571-1573 Type: Court Roll Reference: LR 3/16/11

Held by: The National Archives

1567-1600: steward's memoranda book

Date / period: 1567-1600 Type: Archive Record Reference: 1978/1/4

Held by: Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)
Further information: NRA 4603 Bradninch boro

1553-1556: court books, with other manors (2)

Date / period: 1553-1556 Type: Court Book Reference: E 315/85-86

Held by: The National Archives

1534-1540: ministers' accounts, with other manors

Date / period: 1534-1540 Type: Accounts Reference: SC 6/HENVIII/5905-5908

Held by: The National Archives

1505-1519: ministers' accounts, with other manors

Date / period: 1505-1519 Type: Accounts Reference: SC 6/HENVII/1082-1083; HENVIII/5898-5904

Held by: The National Archives

1501-1648: court rolls (14)

Date / period: 1501-1648 Type: Court Roll Reference: SC 2/165/60-67, 69-74

Held by: The National Archives

1495-1496: court roll (fragment)

Date / period: 1495-1496 Type: Court Roll

Held by: Unknown location

1486-1495: court roll

Date / period: 1486-1495 Type: Court Roll Reference: SC 2/165/59

Held by: The National Archives

1485-1493: ministers' accounts, with other manors

Date / period: 1485-1493 Type: Accounts Reference: SC 6/HENVII/1079-1080

Held by: The National Archives

1461-1464: ministers' accounts, with other manors

Date / period: 1461-1464 Type: Accounts Reference: SC 6/821/11, 822/1

Held by: The National Archives

1447-1448: account roll, with other manors

Date / period: 1447-1448 Type: Accounts Reference: AR/2/719/10

Held by: Kresen Kernow (formerly Cornwall Record Office)
Further information: NRA 22502 Arundell

1444-1475: court rolls (3)

Date / period: 1444-1475 Type: Court Roll Reference: SC 2/165/56-58

Held by: The National Archives

1439-1558: ministers' accounts, with other manors

Date / period: 1439-1558 Type: Accounts Reference: Duchy of Cornwall Office Ministers' accounts/Nos. 49-123, 127-131

Held by: Duchy of Cornwall Office
Further information: NRA 24580 Duchy of Cornwall

1439-1440: ministers' accounts, with other manors

Date / period: 1439-1440 Type: Accounts Reference: Duchy of Cornwall Office Box 36. 49. Ft. 4.7; 51. Ft. 4.9; 52. Ft. 4.10; Box 37. 53. Ft. 4.11; 54. Ft. 4. 12; 56. Ft. 5.2; 57. Ft. 5.3; Box 38. 58. Ft. 5.4; 59. Ft. 5.9; 60. 5.6; Box 39. 61. JT. 6.6; 62. Ft. 5.7; 63. JT. 6.7; 64. FT. 5.8; Box 40. 65. Ft.

Held by: Duchy of Cornwall Office
Further information: NRA 24580 Duchy of Cornwall

1436-1437: court roll

Date / period: 1436-1437 Type: Court Roll Reference: DL 30/57/686

Held by: The National Archives

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

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.

– present

Duchy of Cornwall

Holding arrangement: Other

Array

Source: Duchy of Cornwall — source link

Lordship / Title Associations

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Duchy of Cornwall (lordship of Bradninch)
Associated · Unverified
Record history (latest 1)
  1. Updated unregistered holder about, unregistered holder wikipedia, unregistered holder website, unregistered holder geni url, unregistered holder facebook, unregistered holder instagram, unregistered holder linkedin and 12 other field(s).
    30 Aug 2026, 17:27 UTC · William James Dalrymple Bedding Fanshawe West Esq., Lord of Watlington-West, Norfolk

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