Manor & Lordship
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Historical names: Aldby Hall; Manor and lordship of Aldeby Hall
Location: Aldeby, Norfolk
Places / associated places: Aldeby, Norfolk
Location & Extent
GPS Location & Recorded Land Areas
Representative GPS point: 52.47804, 1.59949
Identity: confirmed — The record is the lay manor historically distinguished as Aldby Hall/Aldeby Hall, rather than the separate Priory Manor retained by Norwich Cathedral. Victoria County History records that in 1286 William Rosalyne acquired the lordship of Aldeby except the messuages and lands reserved to the convent as the prior's manor; Blomefield subsequently identifies the lay manor as Aldby-hall and traces its ownership. The surviving Aldeby Hall is the defensible manorial-house location.
Representative point: 52.47804, 1.59949
Basis: documented_manor_house — Aldeby Hall, Aldeby, Norfolk, at Historic England NGR TM 44528 92776; the present eighteenth-century house incorporates an earlier timber-framed house and occupies the historical manor-house site.
Point confidence: high
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period:
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: The evidence confirms the manor-house site and distinguishes the manor from the separate Priory Manor, but no accessible manor map, survey, rental with mapped parcels, or explicit perimeter has been located. The modern parish boundary and the extent of the former Norwich Priory possessions cannot safely be substituted for the historical Aldeby Hall manor extent.
Sources:
- Historic England: Aldeby Hall, National Heritage List entry 1152728: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1152728 — Identifies Aldeby Hall in Aldeby, Norfolk and gives National Grid Reference TM 44528 92776; describes the surviving eighteenth-century country house.
- Victoria County History, Norfolk, Volume 2, The Priory of Aldeby: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page%3AVCH_Norfolk_2.djvu/366 — States that the original church and manor were granted to Norwich Priory, but that in 1286 William Rosalyne purchased the lordship except messuages and lands retained as the prior's manor, demonstrating the distinction between the lay lordship and Priory Manor.
- History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk, Blomefield, Aldeby entry: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/History_and_antiquities_of_the_county_of_Norfolk_%28IA_historyantiquiti02norwiala%29.pdf — Identifies the manor as 'Aldby-hall' and records its later ownership, including the Calthorpe family.
- Joshua Neal, doctoral thesis, University of Nottingham: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/74185/1/Joshua%20Neal%20-%2014312644%20-%20Thesis.pdf — Describes Aldeby Hall as an eighteenth-century house enclosing a sixteenth- or seventeenth-century timber-framed house and notes that the modern settlement lies by the medieval priory and Aldeby Hall, supporting continuity of the manorial-house site.
- The National Archives, MDR record F237477: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F237477 — Registry authority record for the exact manor name ALDEBY HALL MANOR, located at Aldeby, Norfolk.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- The historical territorial extent is not established by the accessible evidence and should not be represented by the modern Aldeby parish boundary.
- The representative coordinate identifies the documented Aldeby Hall site, not the full historical manorial territory.
About the Manor
Aldeby Hall Manor was the secular lordship associated with Aldeby Hall in Aldeby, Norfolk, also styled Aldby Hall or the manor and lordship of Aldeby Hall. The medieval estate originated as the church and manor of Aldeby, granted in the time of Henry I by Agnes de Beaupré and Hubert de Rye to the monks of Norwich. In 1286 William Rosalyne acquired the lordship of the town from the prior and convent of Norwich, except for certain messuages, lands, and the advowson reserved to the convent and thereafter called the prior's manor. The secular lordship subsequently descended through the Roselyne or Rosceline, Marshall, Lovel, Morley, Parker, and Calthorpe interests, although the intermediate conveyances are not fully documented in the sources consulted. The estate was explicitly called Aldby-hall by the eighteenth-century county historian. The surviving Aldeby Hall is an eighteenth-century country house incorporating an earlier timber-framed structure, and should not be treated as identical in date to the medieval manor.
Ownership / Holder Account
The earliest securely documented estate was the church and manor of Aldeby, given in the time of Henry I by Agnes de Beaupré and Hubert de Rye to the monks of Norwich. The Norwich religious house held the manor until the estate was divided in 1286, when William Rosalyne purchased the secular lordship of the town while the convent retained a smaller prior's manor. William de Rosceline is recorded subsequently as lord and patron of a moiety of Aldeby church. Blomefield then states that the secular interest passed successively to the Marshalls, the Lovels, and the Parkers, with Edward Parker, Lord Morley, holding in the reign of Elizabeth I. A deed-based secondary account records Edward Parker, Lord Morley, as vendor of the manor and lordship alias Aldeby Hall to John Thurton on 8 September 1609. Thurton died shortly afterwards; arrangements made in October 1609 placed interests in the hands of Christopher Calthorpe and Edward Hanchett, and Hanchett conveyed his moiety to Christopher Calthorpe on 10 June 1610. The precise transition from Christopher Calthorpe to Sir Henry Calthorpe is not established by the sources consulted, but an inquisition post mortem recorded by Blomefield states that Sir Henry Calthorpe died seised of the manor in 1637. His son and heir James Calthorpe held it in 1660, and a later James Calthorpe held it in 1698; the manor remained in the Calthorpe family in 1742. The later descent after 1742 was not securely established in the public sources consulted.
Manorial Rights & Privileges
Historic manorial rights / privileges (1)
Advowson of Aldeby church
Provisional
The advowson was reserved to the prior and convent of Norwich when the secular lordship was conveyed in 1286; this appears to have belonged to the retained prior's manor rather than to Aldeby Hall Manor.
Records & References
Sources and references mentioning this manor/title which are not necessarily conveyances or transfers.
3 records found.
1879-1924: deeds and awards of enfranchisement of copyhold land (6)
Held by: The National Archives
1840-1920: file of evidence rel to enfranchisement of copyhold land
Held by: The National Archives
1426-1427: bailiff's accounts
Held by: Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service: Staffordshire County Record Office
Further information: NRA 9561 Stafford
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: Agnes de Beaupré and Hubert de Rye
Present holder:
Recorded title journey: 13 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.
Agnes de Beaupré and Hubert de Rye
Transfer: Donation of the church and manor of Aldeby to the monks of Norwich
Holding arrangement: Joint
Previous holder: Ralph de Beaufoe is mentioned by Blomefield as having held an interest as lord of Aldby, but the precise date and legal extent of that interest are not established here
Victoria County History states that Agnes de Beaupré, later wife of Hubert de Rye, gave the church and manor of Aldeby to the monks of Norwich in the time of Henry I. This is the earliest direct evidence located for the predecessor estate from which the later Aldeby Hall lordship emerged.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Norfolk, volume 2, page 366, section 'The Priory of Aldeby' — source link
The prior and convent of Norwich, Prior and convent of the Cathedral Priory of Norwich
Transfer: Received the church and manor of Aldeby from Agnes de Beaupré and Hubert de Rye; in 1286 conveyed the secular lordship of the town to William Rosalyne, retaining specified property as the prior's manor
Shared holding: Norwich Cathedral Priory
Previous holder: Agnes de Beaupré and Hubert de Rye
The monks of Norwich held the church and manor of Aldeby from the early twelfth century. In 1286 William Rosalyne purchased the lordship of the town from the prior and convent, except for certain messuages and lands and the advowson of the church. The reserved portion was thereafter called the prior's manor, so this conveyance marks the division between the secular Aldeby Hall lordship and the retained ecclesiastical manor.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Norfolk, volume 2, page 366, section 'The Priory of Aldeby' — source link
William Rosalyne, also styled William de Rosceline, Lord of Aldeby, patron of a moiety of Aldeby church
Transfer: Purchased the secular lordship of Aldeby from the prior and convent of Norwich
Shared holding: Rosalyne or Rosceline family
Previous holder: The prior and convent of Norwich, Prior and convent of the Cathedral Priory of Norwich
In 1286 William Rosalyne purchased the lordship of the town of Aldeby, excluding the property reserved to the convent. Blomefield separately records William de Rosceline as lord and patron of a moiety of Aldeby church in the reign of Edward I. The sources do not establish the exact date at which the lordship left the Rosalyne or Rosceline family.
Source: Victoria County History, A History of the County of Norfolk, volume 2, page 366; Francis Blomefield, An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk, volume 8, Clavering, entry for Aldeby — source link
The Marshalls, Reported holders of the Aldeby lordship
Transfer: The Aldeby lordship passed from the Rosceline interest to the Marshalls; the specific instrument and date were not located
Shared holding: Marshall family
Previous holder: William de Rosceline and his successors
Blomefield states that after the Roscelines the Aldeby interest was in the Marshalls. No documentary date or specific conveyance was located, so this entry records a reported succession rather than an inferred family transfer.
Source: Francis Blomefield, An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk, volume 8, Clavering, entry for Aldeby — source link
Transfer: The Aldeby lordship passed from the Marshalls to the Lovels; the specific instrument and date were not located
Shared holding: Lovel family
Previous holder: The Marshalls, Reported holders of the Aldeby lordship
Blomefield states that after the Marshalls the Aldeby interest came to the Lovels. The precise Lovel holder and date of transfer are not given in the source consulted.
Source: Francis Blomefield, An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk, volume 8, Clavering, entry for Aldeby — source link
The Parkers, Lords Morley, Lord Morley, baron of Morley
Transfer: The Aldeby lordship passed from the Lovels to the Parker or Morley interest; Edward Parker, Lord Morley, later conveyed Aldeby Hall to John Thurton
Shared holding: Parker family, Lords Morley
Previous holder: The Lovels, Reported holders of the Aldeby lordship
Blomefield records that the Aldeby lordship passed from the Lovels to the Parkers and that Edward Parker, Lord Morley, held it in the reign of Elizabeth I. A deed-based account identifies Edward Parker, Lord Morley, as the vendor of the manor and lordship alias Aldeby Hall to John Thurton on 8 September 1609. The earlier transition into the Parker family is not dated in the sources consulted.
Source: Francis Blomefield, An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk, volume 8, Clavering, entry for Aldeby; Calthorpe family account citing the 1609 conveyance — source link
John Thurton of Brome, Gentleman of Brome, Norfolk
Transfer: Purchased the manor and lordship alias Aldeby Hall from Edward Parker, Lord Morley
Previous holder: Edward Parker, Lord Morley
A deed-based account states that John Thurton of Brome purchased the manor and lordship alias Aldeby Hall, together with associated meadow and pasturage, on 8 September 1609. Thurton died very soon after the purchase, so the period of his sole holding was brief.
Source: Calthorpe family account, reporting the 8 September 1609 purchase of the manor and lordship alias Aldeby Hall from Edward Parker, Lord Morley — source link
Christopher Calthorpe and Edward Hanchett, with their respective wives and inherited interests, Esquires, Christopher Calthorpe of Stirston, Norfolk, and Edward Hanchett of Uphall, Hertfordshire
Transfer: Following John Thurton's death, a tripartite indenture arranged interests in Aldeby Hall for the Thurton co-heirs: Christopher Calthorpe and Maud, and Edward Hanchett and Elizabeth; Sir James Calthorpe and Thomas Hanchett were parties to the arrangement
Holding arrangement: Share — The estate was held in moieties or inherited shares; the exact initial legal allocation is not fully stated in the consulted source
Shared holding: Thurton, Calthorpe, and Hanchett interests
Previous holder: John Thurton of Brome, Gentleman of Brome, Norfolk
After Thurton's death, an indenture dated 1 October 1609 was made between Edward Parker, Lord Morley, Christopher Calthorpe and his wife Maud, Edward Hanchett and his wife Elizabeth, and Sir James Calthorpe and Thomas Hanchett. The account describes Maud and Elizabeth as daughters and co-heirs of John Thurton. This is a shared or trust-like transitional holding rather than evidence that either spouse alone held the manor.
Source: Calthorpe family account, reporting the tripartite indenture of 1 October 1609 relating to Aldeby Hall — source link
Christopher Calthorpe of Stirston, Esquire of Stirston, Norfolk
Transfer: Acquired Edward Hanchett's moiety in Aldeby Hall for £1,600
Shared holding: Calthorpe family
Co-holders: Sir Henry Calthorpe of Ampton, James Calthorpe, son and heir of Sir Henry Calthorpe, James Calthorpe, esquire, The Calthorpe family
Previous holder: Edward Hanchett and Elizabeth Hanchett
The account states that on 10 June 1610 Edward and Elizabeth Hanchett sold their moiety in Aldeby Hall to Christopher Calthorpe for £1,600. Christopher already held the interest associated with his wife Maud, so the transaction appears to have consolidated the Aldeby Hall estate in the Calthorpe family, although the exact form of the resulting title should be checked against the original deed.
Source: Calthorpe family account, reporting the deed of 10 June 1610 for the sale of the Hanchett moiety in Aldeby Hall — source link
Sir Henry Calthorpe of Ampton, recorder of London, Suffolk, Knight, solicitor-general to Queen Henrietta Maria
Transfer: Held the manor when he died seised, according to an inquisition post mortem cited by Blomefield
Shared holding: Calthorpe family
Co-holders: Christopher Calthorpe of Stirston, James Calthorpe, son and heir of Sir Henry Calthorpe, James Calthorpe, esquire, The Calthorpe family
Previous holder: The precise predecessor is uncertain; a documentary gap separates Christopher Calthorpe from Sir Henry Calthorpe
Blomefield states that an inquisition taken in 1637 found Sir Henry Calthorpe of Ampton seised of Aldeby Hall Manor. The source does not state how or when the manor passed from Christopher Calthorpe to Sir Henry Calthorpe, and no conveyance is inferred across that gap.
Source: Francis Blomefield, An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk, volume 8, Clavering, entry for Aldeby; the entry cites an inquisition post mortem taken in 1637 — source link
Transfer: Succeeded to Aldeby Hall Manor as Sir Henry Calthorpe's son and heir
Shared holding: Calthorpe family
Co-holders: Christopher Calthorpe of Stirston, Sir Henry Calthorpe of Ampton, James Calthorpe, esquire, The Calthorpe family
Previous holder: Sir Henry Calthorpe
Blomefield identifies James as the son and heir of Sir Henry Calthorpe and states that James possessed the manor in 1660. The exact date of succession is given only by reference to his father's death in 1637.
Source: Francis Blomefield, An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk, volume 8, Clavering, entry for Aldeby — source link
Transfer: The manor passed within the Calthorpe family from the earlier James Calthorpe to his son and namesake; the precise succession date is not stated
Shared holding: Calthorpe family
Co-holders: Christopher Calthorpe of Stirston, Sir Henry Calthorpe of Ampton, James Calthorpe, son and heir of Sir Henry Calthorpe, The Calthorpe family
Previous holder: James Calthorpe, son and heir of Sir Henry Calthorpe, Esquire
Blomefield states that James Calthorpe's son, also James Calthorpe, possessed Aldeby Hall Manor in 1698. The source does not specify the exact date or legal form of the succession.
Source: Francis Blomefield, An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk, volume 8, Clavering, entry for Aldeby — source link
Transfer: Continued family possession of Aldeby Hall Manor
Shared holding: Calthorpe family
Co-holders: Christopher Calthorpe of Stirston, Sir Henry Calthorpe of Ampton, James Calthorpe, son and heir of Sir Henry Calthorpe, James Calthorpe, esquire
Previous holder: James Calthorpe, esquire
Blomefield states that Aldeby Hall Manor remained in the Calthorpe family in 1742. No later securely documented historical holder was located in the public sources consulted.
Source: Francis Blomefield, An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk, volume 8, Clavering, entry for Aldeby — source link
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