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*[[Court of the Manor of Sibford|Court of the Manor of Sibford]] | *[[Court of the Manor of Sibford|Court of the Manor of Sibford]] | ||
*[[Court of the Chancellor of the University of Oxford|Court of the Chancellor of the University of Oxford]] | *[[Court of the Chancellor of the University of Oxford|Court of the Chancellor of the University of Oxford]] | ||
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England, particularly in cases of wealthy individuals, people who owned property in more than one county or court's jurisdiction, people who lived or owned property outside of England, and military and Naval personnel. | |||
=== Appeals Courts === | |||
Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts: | |||
*[[Court of Arches]] | |||
*[[High Court of Delegates]] | |||
The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | |||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Oxfordshire Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Oxfordshire Probate Courts == | ||