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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.
Records & References
Sources and references mentioning this manor/title which are not necessarily conveyances or transfers.
55 records found.
1603-1625: rental
Held by: The National Archives
1603-1625: survey
Held by: The National Archives
1600-1625: notes rel to survey
Held by: Duchy of Cornwall Office
Further information: NRA 24580 Duchy of Cornwall
1586-1591: court book
Held by: The National Archives
1578-1579: court rolls
Held by: Duchy of Cornwall Office
Further information: NRA 24580 Duchy of Cornwall
1571-1573: court roll, with Stoke St Necton
Held by: The National Archives
1567-1600: steward's memoranda book
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)
Held by: The National Archives
1534-1540: ministers' accounts, with other manors
Held by: The National Archives
1505-1519: ministers' accounts, with other manors
Held by: The National Archives
1501-1648: court rolls (14)
Held by: The National Archives
1495-1496: court roll (fragment)
Held by: Unknown location
1486-1495: court roll
Held by: The National Archives
1485-1493: ministers' accounts, with other manors
Held by: The National Archives
1461-1464: ministers' accounts, with other manors
Held by: The National Archives
1447-1448: account roll, with other manors
Held by: Kresen Kernow (formerly Cornwall Record Office)
Further information: NRA 22502 Arundell
1444-1475: court rolls (3)
Held by: The National Archives
1439-1558: ministers' accounts, with other manors
Held by: Duchy of Cornwall Office
Further information: NRA 24580 Duchy of Cornwall
1439-1440: ministers' accounts, with other manors
Held by: Duchy of Cornwall Office
Further information: NRA 24580 Duchy of Cornwall
1436-1437: court roll
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.
Duchy of Cornwall
Holding arrangement: Other
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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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