IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 ACC/0119
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: SUTTON COURT MANOR, CHISWICK
Date(s): 1589-1726
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 0.01 linear metres.
Name of creator(s): Manor of Sutton Court | Chiswick
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The manor of Sutton in Chiswick was owned by the canons of Saint Paul's Cathedral from 1181 onwards. In 1502 the ownership was transferred to the dean of Saint Paul's. The manor was known as Sutton Court from 1537. The deans farmed the manor out to various tenants. In 1524 it was leased by Sir Thomas More. In 1800 all the land, but not the manorial rights, were sold to William Cavendish, the Duke of Devonshire. The lordship remained with the dean (except during the Interregnum when it was held by the City of London) until 1849 when it passed to the Ecclesiatical Commissioners. The manor house, known as Sutton Court, was situated near the centre of the parish. It was demolished in 1905.
'Chiswick: Manors', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 71-74 (available online).
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of Sutton Court Manor, Chiswick, including tenancy records, rentals, tithe accounts, and a rough plan.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
The records are in chronological order.
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 February 1939.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note:
Date(s) of descriptions: January to May 2011.