MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ AGMERHURST MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=agmerhurst-manor Exported: 15 October 2026, 12:07 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 5 Location: Ashburnham, Sussex SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Sir Anthony Browne and the Browne family, later Viscounts Montagu, Sir Anthony Browne was a Tudor courtier and Master of the Horse, his son Anthony Browne became 1st Viscount Montagu in 1554 | 1538 - 1721 Transfer: Post-Dissolution grant or acquisition of Battle Abbey and its associated estate from the Crown, followed by descent in the Browne family and Viscounts Montagu Holding arrangement: Whole manor insofar as Agmerhurst is identified as part of the Battle Abbey estate in the later estate evidence / Browne family and Viscounts Montagu Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-anthony-browne-browne-family-viscounts-montagu-25154 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Sir Thomas Webster, 1st Baronet, and the Webster family, Member of Parliament, owner of the Battle Abbey estate from 1721 | 1721 - 1857 Transfer: Purchase of the Battle Abbey estate from Viscount Montagu; the purchased estate expressly included the Manor of Agmerhurst Holding arrangement: Whole manor as part of the Battle Abbey estate, subject to any later estate sales not identified in the sources located / Webster family, first ownership period Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-thomas-webster-1st-baronet-25155 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Webster family, including the successive Webster baronets, Baronets of the Webster family of Battle Abbey | circa 1751 - 1857 Transfer: Descent within the Webster family after the death of Sir Thomas Webster; no separate manor-specific conveyance located Holding arrangement: Whole manor as part of the Battle Abbey estate, subject to any unlocated partial disposals / Webster family, inherited Battle Abbey estate Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-successive-webster-baronets-25156 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Harry Vane, later 4th Duke of Cleveland, and the Cleveland estate, Harry Vane later became 4th Duke of Cleveland, the Duchess of Cleveland held the estate until 1901 | 1857 - 1901 Transfer: Purchase of the Battle Abbey estate from the Webster family Holding arrangement: Estate-level holding; specific retention of Agmerhurst Manor through the 1857 transaction is supported by the continuity of the Battle Abbey estate but not by a separate deed located in this research / Cleveland estate Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=harry-vane-later-4th-duke-of-cleveland-and-the-duchess-of-cleveland-25157 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Sir Augustus Webster and the Webster family, Webster baronets of Battle Abbey | 1901 - 1976 Transfer: Reacquisition of the Battle Abbey estate after the death of the Duchess of Cleveland Holding arrangement: Estate-level holding; specific continuity of Agmerhurst Manor is not separately demonstrated by the public sources located / Webster family, reacquired estate Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-augustus-webster-7th-and-8th-baronets-25158 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1538 - 1721 Sir Anthony Browne and the Browne family, later Viscounts Montagu, Sir Anthony Browne was a Tudor courtier and Master of the Horse, his son Anthony Browne became 1st Viscount Montagu in 1554 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-anthony-browne-browne-family-viscounts-montagu-25154 Transfer: Post-Dissolution grant or acquisition of Battle Abbey and its associated estate from the Crown, followed by descent in the Browne family and Viscounts Montagu Previous holder: Battle Abbey, the Benedictine monastery of St Martin at Battle, and ultimately the Crown after the Dissolution Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor insofar as Agmerhurst is identified as part of the Battle Abbey estate in the later estate evidence Shared holding: Browne family and Viscounts Montagu Narrative / explanation: Battle Abbey was dissolved in 1538, and the abbey together with a substantial area of associated land was granted or sold to Sir Anthony Browne. The Battle Abbey archive subsequently consisted of Browne family and Viscounts Montagu estate papers. The evidence does not provide a separate 1538 deed naming Agmerhurst Manor, but a later account of the Battle Abbey estate explicitly includes Agmerhurst among the manors held by that estate. This entry therefore records the post-Dissolution estate holding with medium rather than high evidence for the specific manor link. Source citation: Historic England, Battle Abbey, Battle, National Heritage List for England entry 1000309; The Huntington Library, Battle Abbey Archives, 1077-circa 1830, collection description; Rose Fuller Whistler, The Annals of an English Family, Sussex Archaeological Collections, volume 35 (1887), as summarized in the Battle estate history. Source URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000309 Other parties: Sir Anthony Browne, Browne family, Viscounts Montagu Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-anthony-browne-browne-family-viscounts-montagu-25154 Person dates: Sir Anthony Browne died 1548; the Browne/Viscount Montagu ownership of the Battle Abbey estate continued until the sale in 1721 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1721 - 1857 Sir Thomas Webster, 1st Baronet, and the Webster family, Member of Parliament, owner of the Battle Abbey estate from 1721 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-thomas-webster-1st-baronet-25155 Transfer: Purchase of the Battle Abbey estate from Viscount Montagu; the purchased estate expressly included the Manor of Agmerhurst Previous holder: Anthony Browne, 6th Viscount Montagu Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor as part of the Battle Abbey estate, subject to any later estate sales not identified in the sources located Shared holding: Webster family, first ownership period Narrative / explanation: In 1721 Sir Thomas Webster purchased the Battle Abbey estate from Viscount Montagu. The contemporary or near-contemporary estate account cited in the research specifically lists the Manors of Battle, Barnhorne, Agmerhurst and Swineham among the assets acquired. This is the clearest direct evidence located linking the specific manor to a named owner. The date is given as 1721 because that is the date stated by the principal modern and archival summaries, although some secondary accounts describe the disposal as occurring between 1715 and 1721. Source citation: Henry Whistler, ‘Whistler, Henry’, Epsom and Ewell History Explorer, citing Rose Fuller Whistler, The Annals of an English Family, Sussex Archaeological Collections, volume 35 (1887); The Huntington Library, Battle Abbey Archives, 1077-circa 1830; English Heritage, History of Battle Abbey and Battlefield. Source URL: https://eehe.org.uk/33503/whistler/ Other parties: Sir Thomas Webster, 1st Baronet, Webster family Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-thomas-webster-1st-baronet-25155 Person dates: 1679-1751 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | circa 1751 - 1857 Webster family, including the successive Webster baronets, Baronets of the Webster family of Battle Abbey Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-successive-webster-baronets-25156 Transfer: Descent within the Webster family after the death of Sir Thomas Webster; no separate manor-specific conveyance located Previous holder: Sir Thomas Webster, 1st Baronet Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor as part of the Battle Abbey estate, subject to any unlocated partial disposals Shared holding: Webster family, inherited Battle Abbey estate Narrative / explanation: The Battle Abbey estate remained in the Webster family after Sir Thomas Webster's death. Public summaries identify successive Webster baronets as owners of the estate and state that the estate was sold out of the family in 1857. Because the sources located describe the Battle Abbey estate as a whole and do not provide separate Agmerhurst deeds for each succession, this entry records the family holding rather than asserting an individual manor conveyance at every generational change. Source citation: The Huntington Library, Battle Abbey Archives, 1077-circa 1830, collection description; English Heritage, History of Battle Abbey and Battlefield; Google Arts & Culture, The Webster Family and Battle Abbey; Friends of the National Libraries, Title deeds from Raper and Fovargue of Battle, solicitors. Source URL: https://www.huntington.org/collections/lib-mssba-aspace-b769b5b68dff607f9653d601522d05e2 Other parties: Sir Whistler Webster, 2nd Baronet, Sir Godfrey Webster, 3rd Baronet, Sir Godfrey Vassall Webster, 4th Baronet, Sir Godfrey Webster, 5th Baronet, Sir Godfrey Vassall Webster, 6th Baronet, Sir Augustus Frederick Webster, 6th Baronet Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-successive-webster-baronets-25156 Person dates: The estate passed through the Webster family from 1721 until its sale in 1857 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1857 - 1901 Harry Vane, later 4th Duke of Cleveland, and the Cleveland estate, Harry Vane later became 4th Duke of Cleveland, the Duchess of Cleveland held the estate until 1901 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=harry-vane-later-4th-duke-of-cleveland-and-the-duchess-of-cleveland-25157 Transfer: Purchase of the Battle Abbey estate from the Webster family Previous holder: Webster family Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Estate-level holding; specific retention of Agmerhurst Manor through the 1857 transaction is supported by the continuity of the Battle Abbey estate but not by a separate deed located in this research Shared holding: Cleveland estate Narrative / explanation: The Battle Abbey estate was sold in 1857 to Lord Harry Vane, later 4th Duke of Cleveland. The Duchess of Cleveland held the estate until her death in 1901. The sources located describe this as ownership of the Battle Abbey estate, but do not reproduce the conveyance or separately name Agmerhurst Manor in the 1857 transaction; the manor connection is therefore recorded as medium-strength estate evidence rather than as a direct manor deed. Source citation: Historic England, Battle Abbey, National Heritage List for England entry 1000309; English Heritage, History of Battle Abbey and Battlefield; Battle History Society, Cleveland, the Duke and Duchess. Source URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000309 Other parties: Harry Vane, 4th Duke of Cleveland, Duchess of Cleveland Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=harry-vane-later-4th-duke-of-cleveland-and-the-duchess-of-cleveland-25157 Person dates: Battle Abbey estate ownership 1857-1901 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 1901 - 1976 Sir Augustus Webster and the Webster family, Webster baronets of Battle Abbey Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-augustus-webster-7th-and-8th-baronets-25158 Transfer: Reacquisition of the Battle Abbey estate after the death of the Duchess of Cleveland Previous holder: Duchess of Cleveland and the Cleveland estate Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Estate-level holding; specific continuity of Agmerhurst Manor is not separately demonstrated by the public sources located Shared holding: Webster family, reacquired estate Narrative / explanation: After the death of the Duchess of Cleveland in 1901, Sir Augustus Webster bought the Battle Abbey estate back into the Webster family. The estate remained associated with the Webster family until its sale to the state in 1976. Agmerhurst is documented in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century Ashburnham landscape, including Agmerhurst House and Farm, but the sources located do not prove whether the entire manor remained intact within the Battle Abbey estate throughout this period. This entry therefore records the estate-level succession with a stated qualification. Source citation: English Heritage, History of Battle Abbey and Battlefield; Historic England, Battle Abbey, National Heritage List for England entry 1000309; The Keep, Ashburnham parish and manorial records; Historic England, Agmerhurst House, National Heritage List for England entry 1278842. Source URL: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/1066-battle-of-hastings-abbey-and-battlefield/history-and-stories/history/ Other parties: Sir Augustus Webster, 7th Baronet, Sir Augustus Webster, 8th Baronet, Battle Abbey Settled Estate trustees Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-augustus-webster-7th-and-8th-baronets-25158 Person dates: The Webster family reacquired the Battle Abbey estate in 1901; the estate was sold to the state in 1976 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY