For over three centuries, Cheltenham manor was held by the Duttons of Sherborne. They were well served by their stewards, notably John Prinn, whose antiquarian leanings contributed to the preservation of many Cheltenham and Charlton Kings records. Thanks to him, there is a continuous run of early modern manor court records from 1692, the starting point for this edition, which is the first extended treatment of any Gloucestershire manorial records.
The records presented here are mostly of courts baron, relating to the inheritance or sale of copyhold properties in Cheltenham (tithings of Alstone, Arle, Cheltenham, and Westal, Naunton and Sandford), and to the east, the tithings of Bafford and Charlton Kings (all those parts of Charlton Kings not within the manor of Ashley). In the early years abstracted here, there are also records of court leet business, dealing with local administration within Cheltenham hundred, thus adding Leckhampton and Swindon Village to the preceding tithings. The court leet records touch on the use of the open fields, the upkeep of highways, boundaries and watercourses, the appointment of local officials, and occasionally matters of local justice.
The finishing point of 1803 brings the account up to the era of the Cheltenham Inclosure Award. Nearly 4,000 events are abstracted, allowing the descent of properties and the fortunes of families to be followed through the 18th century, during which Cheltenham blossomed from minor market centre into major resort. In the absence of any general system of land registry, and in Cheltenham’s case, only minor newspaper coverage, the material presented here will be valuable to local, family, and economic historians, as well as students of toponyms. A full introduction gives the context for the manor records, and analyses topics such as the frequency of mortgages, and the changing origins of Cheltenham property owners and developers. There are extensive indexes of personal names, places of origin, field and other local place-names, occupations, and general matters.
xxxviii + [620] pages. isbn 978 0 900197 76 5 £30 in U.K. (+ £6 for postage for overseas orders)
Historic Churches & Church Life in Bristol 1783-1842, ed. Joseph Bettey (2001), ix + 226 pages, 20 plates. ISBN 0900197536. £12
Vol.1.Transportees from Gloucestershire to Australia, 1783-1842, ed. Irene Wyatt(1988), xxiv + 181 pages, map. ISBN 0900197269. Out of Print
Vols. 2, 3, 5, 8. Bigland's Gloucestershire Collections, ed. Brian Frith Part 1 (A-C), (1989),xviii + 458 pages, 35 plates. ISBN 0 900197 28 5. Part 2 (D-M), (1990), xiv + 430 pages, 35 plates. ISBN 0900197 30 7. Part 3 (N-T), (1992), xii + 476 pages. ISBN 0 900197 34 x. Part 4 (U-Y, indexes), (1995),xxxvii + 455 pages, maps in endpapers. ISBN 0 900197404. £30 each
Vol.4.Registers of Gloucester Freemen, 1641-1838, ed. John Jurica (1991), xxx + 330 pages. ISBN 0 900197 32 3. Out of Print
Vol.6.The Military Survey of Gloucestershire, 1522, ed. R. W. Hoyle (1993), liii + 265 pages, 2 plates. ISBN 0 900197 36 3. £30
Vol.7. Tewkesbury Churchwardens' Accounts, 1563-1624, ed. C. 3. Litzenberger (1994), xxiii + 163 pages, 1 plate. ISBN 0 900197 39 0. £30
Vol.9. An Historical Gazetteer of Cheltenham, comp.James Hodsdon (1997), xiv + 208 pages, 3 maps in pocket. ISBN 0 900197 43 9. Out of Print (See online version)
Vol.10. The Cartulary of St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol, ed.David Walker (1998), xxxvi + 439 pages, 2 maps. ISBN 0 90019746 3. £30
Vol.11. Original Acta of St. Peter's Abbey, Gloucester, C. 1122-1263, ed. Robert B. Patterson (1998), lxi + 354 pages, 44 plates. ISBN 0 90019747 1. £30
Vol.12. Cheltenham Probate Records, 1660-1740, ed. A.J.H. Sale (1999), xxxi + 231 pages, 2 maps. ISBN 0 900197 49 8. £30
Vol.13. Bishop Benson's Survey of the Diocese of Gloucester, 1735-1750, ed. John Fendley, xx + 204 pages. ISBN 0 900197 50 1. £30
Vol. 14. A Calendar of the Registers of Apprentices of the City of Gloucester 1595-1700, ed. Jill Barlow, xxxii + 343 pages. ISBN 0 900197 54 4. £30
Vol. 15. A Calendar of the Registers of the Priory of Llanthony by Gloucester 1457 - 1466, 1501 - 1525, ed. John Rhodes, xlii + 234 pages. ISBN 0 900197 56 0. £30 in U.K.
Vol. 16. Abstract of Feet of Fines Relating to Gloucestershire, Edited by C.R. Elrington, xxxv + 263 pages. ISBN 0 900197 58 7. £30 in UK
Vols. 17 &18. A catalogue of the Medieval Muniments at Berkeley Castle, Edited by Bridget Wells-Furby, lxxxix + 1,200 pages. ISBN 0 900197 60 9, 0 900197 61 7. £60 in UK (for postage overseas add £15)
Vol. 19. Notes on the Diocese of Gloucester by Chancellor Richard Parsons Edited by John Fendley, xxiv + 564 pages. ISBN 0 900197 641 and 090019761 7. £30 in U.K.
Vol. 20. Abstracts of Feet of Fines Relating to Gloucestershire 1300-1359 Edited by C. R. Elrington, xix + 228 pages. ISBN 0900197668. £30 in U.K.
Vol. 21. Gloucester Cathedral Chapter Act Book 1616-1687 Edited by Suzanne Eward, xxxii + 187 pages. ISBN 9780900197697. £30 in U.K.
Vol. 22. Calendar of Convictions at Petty Sessions, 1781-1837 Edited by Irene Wyatt, xxii + 530 pages. ISBN 978 0 900197 71 0 £30 in the UK
Vol. 23. The Bristol and Gloucestershire Lay Subsidy of 1523-1527 Edited by M. A. Faraday, lx + 548 pages. isbn 978 0 900197 73 4 £30 in U.K.
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Forest of Dean Eyre Roll, 1634, edited by Nicholas Herbert
Gloucester Apprentices Register, 1701-1835, edited by Jill Barlow
The Gloucester Terrier of Llanthony Priory, 1443, edited by John Rhodes
The volumes may appear other than in the order given above.
Further texts are being discussed with potential editors, and it is hoped to find editors for the sixteenth-century inquisitions post mortem, episcopal visitations, hearth tax and land tax records, census enumerators’ books, Gloucester city leases, Prinn’s survey of Cheltenham, and accounts of the estates of Tewkesbury abbey. Prospective editors are invited to communicate with the Hon. General Editor, Dr. James Hodsdon, Brook House, 49 Pittville Crescent Lane, Cheltenham GL52 2RA