MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ALDWICK MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=aldwick-manor-3 Exported: 17 October 2026, 23:57 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 4 Location: Pagham, Sussex SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Henry VIII, King of England, 1509-1547, Supreme Head of the Church of England, King of England and Ireland, claimant and supreme royal authority in the grant recorded for the manor, Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland, King of Ireland, 1541-1547 | June 1542 - 1556 Transfer: Exchange by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer to Henry VIII. Holding arrangement: Crown / Co-holders: The Crown Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-viii-3994 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. The Crown, Crown of England | 1558 - 1559 Transfer: Reversion on the death of Cardinal Reginald Pole. Holding arrangement: Crown / Co-holders: Henry VIII, King of England Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27803 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Sir Richard Sakevyle, Knight, Queen's privy councillor | 1559 Transfer: Grant by the Crown in 1559. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-richard-sakevyle-27804 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Canon Miller, holder of one half of Aldwick Manor before 1789 | - 1789 Transfer: Held the second half of Aldwick Manor until Sir Richard Hotham purchased it in 1789. Holding arrangement: Share / One half of the manor / Miller family or ecclesiastical interest Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=canon-miller-27805 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | June 1542 - 1556 Henry VIII, King of England, 1509-1547, Supreme Head of the Church of England, King of England and Ireland, claimant and supreme royal authority in the grant recorded for the manor, Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland, King of Ireland, 1541-1547 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-viii-3994 Transfer: Exchange by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer to Henry VIII. Previous holder: Archbishops of Canterbury Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Crown Narrative / explanation: The Aldwick historical account states that Cranmer exchanged the manor to Henry VIII in June 1542. The subsequent restoration to Cardinal Pole is dated to 1556 in the same local historical tradition. The manor was therefore held by the Crown during this intervening period. Source citation: Aldwick Parish Council, Aldwick History, recording Cranmer's June 1542 exchange of Aldwick to Henry VIII and its later restoration to Cardinal Pole. Source URL: https://aldwickparishcouncil.gov.uk/about-aldwick/ Other parties: Henry VIII, The Crown Co-holders: The Crown Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-viii-3994 Person dates: 1491-1547 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1558 - 1559 The Crown, Crown of England Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27803 Transfer: Reversion on the death of Cardinal Reginald Pole. Previous holder: Cardinal Reginald Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Crown Narrative / explanation: The local history states that Aldwick reverted to the Crown on Pole's death in 1558 and was granted to Sir Richard Sakevyle in 1559. Source citation: Aldwick Parish Council, Aldwick History. Source URL: https://aldwickparishcouncil.gov.uk/about-aldwick/ Other parties: The Crown Co-holders: Henry VIII, King of England Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27803 Person dates: Institutional holder in 1558-1559 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 1559 Sir Richard Sakevyle, Knight, Queen's privy councillor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-richard-sakevyle-27804 Transfer: Grant by the Crown in 1559. Previous holder: The Crown Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Aldwick Parish Council states that the manor was granted in 1559 to Sir Richard Sakevyle, knight, described as a Queen's privy councillor and a leading land speculator in the area. The available online evidence does not establish the date or instrument of his subsequent disposal of the manor, so no unproven transfer is inserted. Source citation: Aldwick Parish Council, Aldwick History. Source URL: https://aldwickparishcouncil.gov.uk/about-aldwick/ Other parties: Sir Richard Sakevyle Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27803 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-richard-sakevyle-27804 Person dates: Dates not established in the sources used Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | - 1789 Canon Miller, holder of one half of Aldwick Manor before 1789 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=canon-miller-27805 Transfer: Held the second half of Aldwick Manor until Sir Richard Hotham purchased it in 1789. Previous holder: Earlier Miller and Comber family interests; exact transfer unknown Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: One half of the manor Shared holding: Miller family or ecclesiastical interest Narrative / explanation: Bognor Regis Town Council states that Sir Richard Hotham became lord of Aldwick Manor in 1789 when he purchased the second half of the manor from Canon Miller. The source does not identify Canon Miller's full name or establish when or how the Miller interest arose. This entry records only the explicitly stated half-share transaction. Source citation: Bognor Regis Town Council, History, section on Sir Richard Hotham and the Manor of Aldwick. Source URL: https://www.bognorregis.gov.uk/History_9806.aspx Other parties: Canon Miller Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=canon-miller-27805 Person dates: Dates not established in the sources used Relationship paths: No published path recorded. 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