Historical names: Perry Court (Manor)
Location: Wye, Kent
Places / associated places: Wye, Kent
Location & Extent
GPS Location & Recorded Land Areas
Representative GPS point: 51.1884, 0.914
Identity: confirmed — The manor is identified as Aldons Manor, alias Perrycourt/Perry Court, in Wye, Kent. Historical genealogical material explicitly equates Aldons with Perrycourt in Wye, while county-history material records Perry Court as a manor associated with Wye College. The registry's saved alternative name therefore matches the historical manor record rather than a different Perry Court elsewhere.
Representative point: 51.1884, 0.9140
Basis: documented_manor_house — Perry Court on Canterbury Road, Wye with Hinxhill, is the surviving named Perry Court building and is identified by Historic England at National Grid Reference TR 03728 47276. This is the best surviving geographic proxy for the historical Aldons/Perry Court manor house or manorial centre.
Point confidence: medium
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period: Not established
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: The available evidence confirms the manor's location at Perry Court but does not provide a recoverable historical perimeter. The Kent History and Library Centre catalogue records a 1923 map of the manor's holdings on a 25-inch Ordnance Survey sheet (U55/M235), together with rentals, court books and quit-rent records, but the mapped holdings and parcel descriptions were not available in the accessible catalogue material. No reliable manor-specific boundary can therefore be reconstructed without inspecting that archive material.
Sources:
- Historic England: Perry Court, Wye with Hinxhill, List Entry 1275744: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1275744 — Official listing identifies Perry Court on Canterbury Road, Wye with Hinxhill, Kent, at National Grid Reference TR 03728 47276.
- Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, digitised volume: https://www.durobrivis.net/hasted/octavo/1798-hasted-o-07.pdf — County-history text associates the Perry/Pyrie manorial history with Perry Court in Wye and describes its transfer to Wye College and later owners.
- Notices of the Ellises of England, Scotland, and Ireland: https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/9554/95545624.23.pdf — Explicitly states that the manor of Aldons, alias Perrycourt, was in Wye, Kent.
- The National Archives Discovery: F287544, Aldons Manor: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F287544 — Registry authority record for the exact manor entry supplied by the user.
- The National Archives Discovery: U55/M235, 1923 map of holdings: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N17342320 — Catalogue entry records a 1923 map of the manor's holdings on a 25-inch Ordnance Survey sheet, demonstrating that potentially useful boundary evidence exists in the archive but is not reproduced in the accessible record.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- The representative point is based on the surviving Perry Court building/site, not on a published polygon of the medieval or later manorial extent.
- Do not substitute the modern parish boundary of Wye with Hinxhill or Boughton Aluph for the manor boundary.
- The historical manor may have comprised dispersed holdings; the surviving evidence indicates that a proper territorial reconstruction requires consultation of the 1923 holdings map, rentals, court books and related Kent archival material.
About the Manor
Aldons Manor was situated in Wye, Kent, about a mile and a half south-west of Bilting on the Ashford road. Edward Hasted states that its site was then called Perry Court, and that the name Aldons derived from the family of Aldon, while Perry Court derived from the later residence of the Pyrie or Perry family. The manor was associated with the lands and possessions of the College of Wye, including the site of the college and certain ecclesiastical possessions. A 1554 final concord describes the manor of Perycourt as including 30 messuages, 800 acres of land, 600 acres of meadow, 800 acres of pasture, 400 acres of wood, the site of Wye College, rectories of Boughton Aluph and Brenzett, the vicarage of Wye, a watermill, and associated advowsons in Wye, Boughton Aluph, Brenzett, Hinxhill, Godmersham and Crundale. The present research establishes the medieval and Tudor descent securely through Sir William Damsell and identifies a later Burston holding, but the purchaser in the early seventeenth century is not named in the consulted sources.
Ownership / Holder Account
The earliest securely identified holder is Thomas de Aldon, who held Aldons Manor in the 43rd year of Edward III. Hasted states that the manor then passed to Sir Robert Belknap, recorded as its owner in the 10th year of Richard II. At an uncertain date it subsequently came into the possession of the Pyrie family, later written Perry; Hasted does not supply a precise conveyance date. The manor was purchased from the heirs of Geoffrie de Pyrie by John Kempe, cardinal archbishop, in the beginning of the reign of Henry VI. In the 10th year of Henry VI, Kempe settled it with other premises on the newly founded College of Wye. It remained with the college until its dissolution in the 36th year of Henry VIII, when it reverted to the Crown. The Crown granted it to Walter Bucler in the same regnal year. By 1554 the manor was held by Sir Maurice Dennys and his wife Elizabeth, who conveyed it by final concord to Sir William Damsell for £1,820. A later antiquarian source states that the manor was held by an unnamed Burston jure uxoris, a daughter and coheir of Sir William Damsell, who died before the 25th year of Elizabeth I; the source further says that it was sold by a descendant in the reign of James I, but does not name the purchaser. No later historical holder has been added without a direct manor-specific source.
Manorial Rights & Privileges
Historic manorial rights / privileges (6)
Advowson of Wye
Provisional
The 1554 final concord included the associated advowson of Wye with the manor and its other premises.
Advowson of Boughton Aluph
Provisional
The 1554 final concord included the associated advowson of Boughton Aluph.
Advowson of Brenzett
Provisional
The 1554 final concord included the associated advowson of Brenzett.
Advowson of Hinxhill
Provisional
The 1554 final concord included the associated advowson of Hinxhill.
Advowson of Godmersham
Provisional
The 1554 final concord included the associated advowson of Godmersham.
Advowson of Crundale
Provisional
The 1554 final concord included the associated advowson of Crundale.
Records & References
Sources and references mentioning this manor/title which are not necessarily conveyances or transfers.
13 records found · showing 1–8.
1933-1939: extinguishments, with other manors (in court book)
Held by: Kent History and Library Centre
Further information: NRA 5406
1933-1933: draft court roll, with other manors (in bundle with other items)
Held by: Kent History and Library Centre
Further information: NRA 5406
1923-1935: list of quit rents, reliefs, fees and extinguishment monies received, incl brief descriptions of holdings, with other manors (4 vols)
Held by: Kent History and Library Centre
Further information: NRA 5406
1923-1923: map of holdings on 25 inch Ordnance Survey sheet (in court book)
Held by: Kent History and Library Centre
Further information: NRA 5406
1909-1933: court book, with other manors (courts were held infrequently) (indexed)
Held by: Kent History and Library Centre
Further information: NRA 5406
1824-1829: rent roll, with other manors
Held by: Kent History and Library Centre
Further information: NRA 5406
1785-1799: rental, with other manors
Held by: Northamptonshire Archives Service
1760-1760: rental, with other manors (with annotations to 1792) (copy made c1930)
Held by: Kent History and Library Centre
Further information: NRA 5406
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: Thomas de Aldon
Present holder:
Recorded title journey: 10 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.
Thomas de Aldon, Holder of the manor of Aldelose by Feet of Fines in the eleventh year of Edward III
Transfer: Recorded as possessed of Aldons Manor.
Hasted identifies Thomas de Aldon as a possessor of Aldons Manor in the 43rd year of Edward III. This is the earliest securely evidenced holder located in the consulted public sources.
Source: Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, 2nd ed., vol. 7 (1798), p. 352, parish history of Wye; cited under Aldons Manor. — source link
Sir Robert Belknap, Justice of the Common Pleas, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
Transfer: Passed from Thomas de Aldon; the precise instrument or circumstances of the transfer are not stated in the consulted source.
Previous holder: Thomas de Aldon, Holder of the manor of Aldelose by Feet of Fines in the eleventh year of Edward III
Hasted states that Aldons Manor passed from Thomas de Aldon to Sir Robert Belknap, who was its owner in the 10th year of Richard II. The source does not establish whether the transfer was by sale, inheritance, settlement or another conveyance.
Source: Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, 2nd ed., vol. 7 (1798), p. 352, parish history of Wye; cited under Aldons Manor. — source link
The Pyrie or Perry family
Transfer: The manor subsequently became the estate and residence of the Pyrie family, later written Perry. The source expressly leaves the timing and nature of the transfer uncertain.
Previous holder: Sir Robert Belknap, Justice of the Common Pleas, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
This is a securely reported intermediate holding but not a securely dated conveyance. Hasted states that after the Belknap period the manor became the estate and residence of a family named Pyrie, later Perry, from whose residence the house acquired the name Perry Court.
Source: Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, 2nd ed., vol. 7 (1798), p. 352, parish history of Wye; cited under Aldons Manor. — source link
John Kempe, cardinal archbishop, Archbishop of York, later Archbishop of Canterbury
Transfer: Purchased the manor from the heirs of Geoffrie de Pyrie.
Previous holder: Heirs of Geoffrie de Pyrie
Hasted states that John Kempe purchased Aldons Manor from the heirs of Geoffrie de Pyrie in the beginning of Henry VI's reign. The exact date and documentary instrument are not given in the consulted source.
Source: Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, 2nd ed., vol. 7 (1798), p. 352, parish history of Wye; cited under Aldons Manor. — source link
The College of Wye, founded by John Kempe, College of St Gregory and St Martin at Wye
Transfer: John Kempe settled the manor, with other premises, on his newly founded College of Wye.
Shared holding: College corporation
Previous holder: John Kempe, cardinal archbishop, Archbishop of York, later Archbishop of Canterbury
The manor was settled by Cardinal John Kempe on the College of Wye in the 10th year of Henry VI and remained with the college until its dissolution in the 36th year of Henry VIII. This was institutional ownership by the college, not merely a tenancy by its officers.
Source: Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, 2nd ed., vol. 7 (1798), p. 352, parish history of Wye; cited under Aldons Manor. — source link
The Crown, Crown estate holder
Transfer: Reverted to the Crown on the dissolution of the College of Wye.
Holding arrangement: Other
Shared holding: Crown custody
Previous holder: The College of Wye, founded by John Kempe, College of St Gregory and St Martin at Wye
The manor came into the hands of the Crown when the College of Wye was dissolved in the 36th year of Henry VIII. This entry records Crown possession pending regrant and does not imply that the Crown was the long-term private purchaser.
Source: Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, 2nd ed., vol. 7 (1798), p. 352, parish history of Wye; cited under Aldons Manor. — source link
Walter Bucler, Secretary to Queen Catherine, court official
Transfer: Granted by the Crown in the 36th year of Henry VIII.
Previous holder: The Crown, Crown estate holder
Hasted states that the Crown granted Aldons Manor to Walter Bucler in the 36th year of Henry VIII. The 1554 final concord identifies Sir Maurice Dennys and Elizabeth as the defendants conveying Perrycourt to Sir William Damsell, showing that the manor had passed from Bucler by that date, but the precise intermediate conveyance is not established in the consulted sources.
Source: Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, 2nd ed., vol. 7 (1798), p. 352, parish history of Wye; cited under Aldons Manor. — source link
Sir Maurice Dennys and Elizabeth Dennys, Knight, Kent landholder
Transfer: The precise transfer from Walter Bucler is not established. Their ownership is directly evidenced by the 1554 final concord in which they conveyed the manor of Perycourt to Sir William Damsell.
Holding arrangement: Joint
Shared holding: Married couple
Previous holder: Walter Bucler, Secretary to Queen Catherine, court official
The 1554 final concord names Sir Maurice Dennys and his wife Elizabeth as defendants and Sir William Damsell as querelent in a conveyance of the manor of Perycourt and extensive associated property. This directly links the Dennys couple to this manor, but the instrument does not by itself establish when or by what means they acquired it from Walter Bucler.
Source: Kent Feet of Fines, reigns of Edward VI to Philip and Mary, Trinity Term 1554, CP 25/2/72/601, no. 52; Kent Archaeological Society calendar. — source link
Sir William Damsell, Knight, Tudor purchaser of Perrycourt
Transfer: Purchased the manor of Perycourt from Sir Maurice Dennys and Elizabeth Dennys for £1,820 by final concord.
Previous holder: Sir Maurice Dennys and Elizabeth Dennys, Knight, Kent landholder
The 1554 final concord records Sir William Damsell as purchaser of the manor of Perycourt, together with extensive associated lands, the site of Wye College, ecclesiastical possessions and appurtenances, for £1,820. A later antiquarian source states that Damsell died before the 25th year of Elizabeth I, after which the manor was held by an unnamed Burston jure uxoris.
Source: Kent Feet of Fines, reigns of Edward VI to Philip and Mary, Trinity Term 1554, CP 25/2/72/601, no. 52; Kent Archaeological Society calendar; corroborated by the calendar's discussion of the £1,820 Perrycourt purchase. — source link
[Unnamed] Burston, jure uxoris, through a daughter and coheir of Sir William Damsell
Transfer: Held jure uxoris through an unnamed daughter and coheir of Sir William Damsell. The source does not name the wife or give a formal conveyance date.
Holding arrangement: Other — Share or coheirship interest not specified
Shared holding: Jure uxoris holding
Previous holder: Sir William Damsell, Knight, Tudor purchaser of Perrycourt
The later source explicitly states that the manor of Aldons, alias Perry Court, was owned by an unnamed Burston jure uxoris, identified as the husband of a daughter and coheir of Sir William Damsell. It further states that the manor was sold by a descendant in the reign of James I, but does not identify the purchaser. The subsequent sale is therefore recorded as an unresolved documentary gap rather than assigned to a guessed holder.
Source: Notices of the Ellises of England, Scotland, and Ireland, supplementary material, citing the manor of Aldons alias Perrycourt in Wye; the statement is also indexed in the National Library of Scotland scan. — source link
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