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- 1509-1925 (Creation)
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2.20 linear metres.
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Biographical history
The Manor of Harefield was owned by the Swanlond family from 1315. The Manor passed to the Newdigate family [the spelling later changed to Newdegate] at some time between 1439 and 1446, possibly after the marriage of John Newdigate and Joan, the daughter and heir of William Swanlond. The Newdigates owned the estate until 1586 when they exchanged the manor (and Moorhall Manor) for Arbury Manor in Warwickshire. They kept the Brackenbury estate.
Harefield passed through various hands, including the Countess of Derby, the Chandos family, and the Pitts. Richard Newdigate bought back the manor in 1675. The manor remained in the Newdigate family until the manorial rights were extinguished in 1925.
The Manor of Moorhall was sold to John Newdigate in 1553. After this the manor was joined with Harefield and followed the descent described above.
The Manor of Brackenbury was held by John Newdigate in 1486, although the family did not come into full possession until after 1500, certainly by 1558. The Newdigates retained the manor in their own possession, and it was the sole land excepted from the sale of Harefield and Moorhall manors in 1586. By 1558 it was considered part of the demesne of Harefield manor.
From: 'Harefield: Manors', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962), pp. 240-246 (available online).
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GB 0074 ACC/1085 1509-1925 Collection 2.20 linear metres. Newdigate , family , of Harefield x Newdegate , family , of Harefield
The Manor of Harefield was owned by the Swanlond family from 1315. The Manor passed to the Newdigate family [the spelling later changed to Newdegate] at some time between 1439 and 1446, possibly after the marriage of John Newdigate and Joan, the daughter and heir of William Swanlond. The Newdigates owned the estate until 1586 when they exchanged the manor (and Moorhall Manor) for Arbury Manor in Warwickshire. They kept the Brackenbury estate.
Harefield passed through various hands, including the Countess of Derby, the Chandos family, and the Pitts. Richard Newdigate bought back the manor in 1675. The manor remained in the Newdigate family until the manorial rights were extinguished in 1925.
The Manor of Moorhall was sold to John Newdigate in 1553. After this the manor was joined with Harefield and followed the descent described above.
The Manor of Brackenbury was held by John Newdigate in 1486, although the family did not come into full possession until after 1500, certainly by 1558. The Newdigates retained the manor in their own possession, and it was the sole land excepted from the sale of Harefield and Moorhall manors in 1586. By 1558 it was considered part of the demesne of Harefield manor.
From: 'Harefield: Manors', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962), pp. 240-246 (available online).
Records deposited in July 1955 and June 1960.
Records of the Newdigate [later Newdegate] family relating to their manors of Harefield, Moorhall and Brackenbury, including court rolls, rentals and rent rolls, lists of tenants, surveys, financial accounts, surveys, maps and plans, and legal case papers (cases in Chancery and Common Pleas). Also papers regarding a visit to Harefield by Queen Elizabeth I in 1602; election diary of Sir Roger Newdigate, MP for Middlesex 1741-47; papers relating to the lecturer's house at Uxbridge; papers relating to the Uxbridge Yeomanry, captained by Charles Newdigate; and papers relating to Harefield Church. Also some papers relating to family property in Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Hampton, Ickenham and Hillingdon.
ACC/1085/C: Out-county documents;
ACC/1085/E: Estate and Manorial records;
ACC/1085/ED: Muniments of Title;
ACC/1085/F: Family papers;
ACC/1085/L: Legal;
ACC/1085/M: Manorial Court Procedures;
ACC/1085: PEC: Harefield Peculiar.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
For papers of St Mary the Virgin, Harefield, see DRO/080.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Records prepared May to September 2011. Civil law Property ownership Manorial courts Land use Estates (land) Land management Estate management Administration of justice Courts Court of Common Pleas People People by roles Property owners Militia records Family archives Manorial records Internal politics Political campaigns Election campaigns Legal case records Chancery proceedings Information sources Documents Primary documents Personal papers Family records Right to property Property law Property Newdigate , family , of Harefield x Newdegate , family , of Harefield Manor of Harefield Manor of Moorhall , Harefield Uxbridge Yeomanry Manor of Brackenbury , Harefield Harefield Hillingdon London England UK Western Europe Europe Warwickshire Ickenham Northamptonshire Civil and political rights Legal systems Land economics Human rights Agricultural economics Law
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Records deposited in July 1955 and June 1960.
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Records of the Newdigate [later Newdegate] family relating to their manors of Harefield, Moorhall and Brackenbury, including court rolls, rentals and rent rolls, lists of tenants, surveys, financial accounts, surveys, maps and plans, and legal case papers (cases in Chancery and Common Pleas). Also papers regarding a visit to Harefield by Queen Elizabeth I in 1602; election diary of Sir Roger Newdigate, MP for Middlesex 1741-47; papers relating to the lecturer's house at Uxbridge; papers relating to the Uxbridge Yeomanry, captained by Charles Newdigate; and papers relating to Harefield Church. Also some papers relating to family property in Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Hampton, Ickenham and Hillingdon.
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ACC/1085/C: Out-county documents;
ACC/1085/E: Estate and Manorial records;
ACC/1085/ED: Muniments of Title;
ACC/1085/F: Family papers;
ACC/1085/L: Legal;
ACC/1085/M: Manorial Court Procedures;
ACC/1085: PEC: Harefield Peculiar.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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For papers of St Mary the Virgin, Harefield, see DRO/080.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Civil law
- Land use
- Administration of justice
- Administration of justice » Courts
- Internal politics
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- Documents
- Documents » Primary documents
- Civil and political rights » Right to property
- Civil and political rights
- Law » Legal systems
- Agricultural economics » Land economics
- Human rights
- Agricultural economics
- Law
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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