IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 ACC/0175
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: CHARLTON MANOR, SUNBURY
Date(s): 1801-1933
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 0.12 linear metres.
Name of creator(s): Manor of Charlton | Sunbury
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The manor of Charlton, situated near Sunbury, is first mentioned in the reign of Edward the Confessor. In 1267 it was granted to the Priory of Merton. It remained their property until 1538 when it was surrendered to the Crown. It was then rented out to various families. In 1620 the manor comprised a house and 125 acres; by 1803 this was 125 acres of inclosed land and 60 acres of allotments.
From: 'Sunbury: 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. 53-57 (available online).
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of Charlton Manor, Sunbury, comprising court books and a rent and fines book.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
ACC/0175/001-003: Court books; ACC/0175/004: Rents and Fines Book.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Physical characteristics:
Fit
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Records deposited in August 1941.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note:
Date(s) of descriptions: January to May 2011.