Manor & Lordship
- Manor / site
- Unknown
- Associated lordship
- Lordship of Kimcote Associated
- Lordship status
- Unknown
The supplied description repeatedly distinguishes the lordship of Kimcote from the manor and records it at the Domesday Survey.
Location: Leicestershire
Places / associated places: Leicestershire
Listed in Domesday Book: Yes
About the Manor
This ancient Saxon lordship is situated three miles north east of Lutterworth in the Hundred of Guthlaxton, Leicestershire. The area of the lordship is about 3,000 acres.
At the time of the Domesday Survey, in 1086, Ralph held the lordship under the Bishop of Lincoln. The land was equal to eight ploughs of which one was held in demesne. The other seven were held by six socmen and six villeins. There were seven bordars who had four ploughs. Also, there were ten acres of meadow.
By 1279 the lordship was held by Alan Fitz Rohald, who claimed free warren and fishing rights. The Rohald family continued to hold the lordship. In 1346 Alland Rohald was assessed for duties at thirty shillings for Kimcote Manor. She was the wife of Roger Rohald and daughter of Sir Richard Lovell. Elizabeth was their only daughter and heir to the lordship.
Elizabeth carried the lordship in marriage to Sir Roger Champernown, who’s family held the manor for four generations.
In 1475, John Champernown died, lord of the manor, leaving two daughters; Blanche who married Robert Lord Willoughby de Broke, Lord Admiral of England and Joan, who died without children. Thus, this lordship came to Lord Willoughby de Broke, who’s family have held the lordship until the present day.
Rights, customs and incidents
By 1279 the lordship was held by Alan Fitz Rohald, who claimed free warren and fishing rights.
Associated manorial documents / archive references
- 1 Court rolls 1357-1706
- 2 Terrier 1584
- 3 Survey & rental 1607
- 4 Rentals 1744-1750
Ownership / Holder Account
Historical holder / succession information
- At the time of the Domesday Survey [source claim requiring identity review]
1086 · held_manor · historical_holder_or_transferee
Source wording: At the time of the Domesday Survey, in 1086, Ralph held the lordship under the Bishop of Lincoln. - Elizabeth carried the lordship in marriage to Sir Roger Champernown [source claim requiring identity review]
held_manor · historical_holder_or_transferee
Source wording: Elizabeth carried the lordship in marriage to Sir Roger Champernown, who’s family held the manor for four generations. - Lord Willoughby de Broke
passed_to · historical_holder_or_transferee
Source wording: Thus, this lordship came to Lord Willoughby de Broke, who’s family have held the lordship until the present day. - Thus, this lordship came to Lord Willoughby de Broke [source claim requiring identity review]
held_manor · historical_holder_or_transferee
Source wording: Thus, this lordship came to Lord Willoughby de Broke, who’s family have held the lordship until the present day.
Manorial Rights & Privileges
Historic manorial rights / privileges (2)
Free warren
Provisional
Alan Fitz Rohald was recorded by 1279 as claiming free warren in the lordship of Kimcote.
Fishing rights
Provisional
Alan Fitz Rohald was recorded by 1279 as claiming fishing rights in the lordship of Kimcote.
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: Lord Willoughby de Broke
Present holder:
Recorded title journey: 6 holder entries 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.
Transfer: passed_to
Source role: historical_holder_or_transferee. Thus, this lordship came to Lord Willoughby de Broke, who’s family have held the lordship until the present day.
Source: Lot #3 of Bernard Thorpe Auction - March 1987
Ralph
Transfer: held_under
Previous holder: Bishop of Lincoln
At the time of the Domesday Survey, Ralph held the lordship of Kimcote under the Bishop of Lincoln.
Alan Fitz Rohald
Transfer: succeeded
Previous holder: Ralph
By 1279 Alan Fitz Rohald held the lordship of Kimcote and claimed free warren and fishing rights.
Transfer: inherited
Previous holder: Roger Rohald and Alland Rohald
Elizabeth, the only daughter and heir of Roger and Alland Rohald, inherited the lordship of Kimcote.
Sir Roger Champernown
Transfer: marriage_transfer
Previous holder: Elizabeth Rohald
Elizabeth carried the lordship of Kimcote in marriage to Sir Roger Champernown; the record states that his family held the manor for four generations.
Transfer: succeeded
Previous holder: Sir Roger Champernown
John Champernown died in 1475 as lord of the manor of Kimcote, leaving two daughters, Blanche and Joan.
Lordship / Title Associations
Associations are recorded by period so changes in estate composition do not imply that every manor remained attached to the same title indefinitely.
Associated · 1086 · Provisional
Source: Offline model knowledge; source verification required
The supplied description repeatedly distinguishes the lordship of Kimcote from the manor and records it at the Domesday Survey.
Research Status / Wanted Evidence
Wanted evidence: Source-backed evidence resolving this point
Offline backfill could not securely resolve this without source research.
Wanted evidence: Source-backed evidence resolving this point
Offline backfill could not securely resolve this without source research.
Wanted evidence: Source-backed evidence resolving this point
Offline backfill could not securely resolve this without source research.
Corrections / Challenges
Sign in to challenge or submit evidence against a recorded assertion.
JSON API
Machine-readable published manor data, including public images, mapped land areas, notes, rights, conveyances, relationships, records, source/document-library entries and public file links.
https://manorialregistry.com/index.php?rest_route=/mhr/v1/manor/kimcotePublic API access is currently disabled. Authorised API clients must use a private X-MHR-API-Key; currently only administrator keys are enabled.
Private source files, pending edits, moderation/admin information, user API keys and non-public import identifiers are not returned.