Location: West Hendred, Berkshire
Listed in Domesday Book: No
Ownership / Holder Account
The manor of WEST HENDRED is probably to be identified with the 10 hides at 'Hennarithe' which were granted to the thegn Brihtric by Edwy in 955 and by Edgar in 964 to Abingdon Abbey. During the following century, however, the abbey lost its hold upon this land. In the reign of Edward the Confessor it was held by three thegns, who were at liberty to go to what lord they wished. At the Conquest it became the property of Niel Daubeny, a Bedfordshire baron, who granted it before 1086 to the abbey of St. Albans. At the Domesday Survey a freeman Ernuzon held 2 hides of the abbot. Paul, the Abbot of St. Albans who had received the grant, founded before 1093 a cell of the abbey at Wallingford. To this cell his successor Richard gave the manor of West Hendred, and it remained the property of the house till its dissolution. This took place in 1528, when the priory with its possessions, including this manor, was granted to Cardinal Wolsey for his new college at Oxford. On his fall it was given to the President and scholars of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in exchange for the manor of Molesey (Surrey). They are still lords of the manor.
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: the thegn Brihtric
Present holder:
Recorded title journey: 5 holder entries 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.
the thegn Brihtric
Transfer: Grant
The manor of WEST HENDRED is probably to be identified with the 10 hides at 'Hennarithe' which were granted to the thegn Brihtric by Edwy in 955 and by Edgar in 964 to Abingdon Abbey.
In the reign of Edward the Confessor it
Transfer: Recorded holder
In the reign of Edward the Confessor it was held by three thegns, who were at liberty to go to what lord they wished.
the abbey of St. Albans
Transfer: Grant
At the Conquest it became the property of Niel Daubeny, a Bedfordshire baron, who granted it before 1086 to the abbey of St. Albans.
a freeman Ernuzon
Transfer: Recorded holder
At the Domesday Survey a freeman Ernuzon held 2 hides of the abbot.
Cardinal Wolsey for his new college at Oxford
Transfer: Grant
This took place in 1528, when the priory with its possessions, including this manor, was granted to Cardinal Wolsey for his new college at Oxford.
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Record history (latest 1)
- Updated name, historical names, location, places, manorial society reference, import source, import source label and 20 other field(s).
30 Aug 2026, 15:49 UTC · Registry system
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