Manorial records, Chesterton, Wicken etc., Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.3974
  • Dates of Creation
      1285-1888
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 collection 3 boxes? vellum vellum

Scope and Content

Court rolls and associated papers for the manors of Chesterton and Wicken, Cambridgeshire, including court books for Chesterton, 1641-1717, 1737-58, and for Wicken, 1413-21, 1656-1880; royal confirmation of Chesterton to Barnwell Priory, 13 Edward I; rental of Chesterton, 1585; quitrents of Chesterton copyholders, 16th cent; and a copy of the Wicken [Inclosure] Award, 1849. 1285-1888. Great seal of Edward I. For the Edward I confirmation see R H Edleston, Chesterton Manor, Buckden Palace and Monumental Brasses, Peterborough, 1930. Separate list in preparation, please ask at Reading Room desk.

Access Information

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Acquisition Information

Presented by Miss Edleston, 19 September 1953

Other Finding Aids

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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Uses both parchment and paper; many papers in poor condition through damp.