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The ''Victoria County Histories'', which can be found in larger libraries and online, normally trace the ownership of manors but the series is not yet complete. A list of currently available VCH volumes is given in the course ''English: Education, Health and Contemporary Documents''. TNA research guides L1 and L9 have good background information and help access what is available there, much of which is also available on film, of-course. Estimates of the number of manors vary between 25,000 and 65,000 (Travers) whereas there are about 12,300 ancient parishes (Humphery-Smith 1995). | The ''Victoria County Histories'', which can be found in larger libraries and online, normally trace the ownership of manors but the series is not yet complete. A list of currently available VCH volumes is given in the course ''English: Education, Health and Contemporary Documents''. TNA research guides L1 and L9 have good background information and help access what is available there, much of which is also available on film, of-course. Estimates of the number of manors vary between 25,000 and 65,000 (Travers) whereas there are about 12,300 ancient parishes (Humphery-Smith 1995). | ||
To find the name of the manor, or if there was a manor for the locality where your ancestor lived, use a gazetteer such as ''The Imperial Gazetteer'' on [ | To find the name of the manor, or if there was a manor for the locality where your ancestor lived, use a gazetteer such as ''The Imperial Gazetteer'' on [https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] (see also the [[England Gazetteers|England Gazetteers]] article). | ||
Manorial court records in England can be found in many different repositories. For more information on the location of manor records in the following counties, consult the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/searches/advancedsearch.asp Manorial Documents Register]: | Manorial court records in England can be found in many different repositories. For more information on the location of manor records in the following counties, consult the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/searches/advancedsearch.asp Manorial Documents Register]: | ||
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