Location: Hanney, Berkshire
Listed in Domesday Book: Yes
Ownership / Holder Account
WEST HANNEY at the time of the Domesday Survey belonged to Walter Giffard, who had one estate here in his own hands, while another was held of him by undertenants. Of these the former had been held in the reign of Edward the Confessor by Earl Tosti. It was assessed at 7 hides in 1086 and contained a mill and the church; the whole was worth £14. Walter Giffard founded the priory of Newton Longville, in Buckinghamshire, a cell of the abbey of St. Faith Longville, and gave to it the vill of Hanney and all his right there except the fee of his sub-tenants. The grant was confirmed by his son Walter, and a manor in West Hanney belonged to the priory till the confiscation of the property of alien monasteries in the reign of Henry V. The manor then remained in the Crown till 1441, when it was granted, with other possessions of the priory, to the Warden and scholars of New College, Oxford, with whom it has since remained.
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: Earl Tosti
Present holder:
Recorded title journey: 1 holder entry in this manor's saved Conveyance & Descent history.
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First recorded holder → present holder
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Earl Tosti
Transfer: Recorded holder
Of these the former had been held in the reign of Edward the Confessor by Earl Tosti.
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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, 15:32 UTC · Registry system
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