Manorial Society of Great Britain

The Manorial Society of Great Britain Limited is a private limited company by Guarantee incorporated on 30 December 1996^[1] with a membership of approximately 1,900 Lords of the Manor, feudal barons, peers, and historians mainly from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The society aims to promote the study of English history, specifically the monarchy and parliamentary institutions, while preserving manorial records and fostering comradeship among those with similar interests.

Governance

The Governing Council of the Manorial Society of Great Britain in 2018 includes the following members of the British peerage and knightage amongst whom one usually hosts an annual reception at the House of Lords.^[2]

The Right Honourable the 10th Earl of Shannon
The Right Honourable the Lord Sudeley, MA (Oxon), FSA
The Right Honourable Sir Desmond Lorenz de Silva, QC, PC, KStJ
Mr Cecil Humphery-Smith, OBE, FSA

Original foundation

The original Manorial Society was established as a pressure group in 1906 but did not long survive. Another organization claiming to be a revival was registered in 1995 as "The Manorial Society Limited" under Company registration No. 03111590.^[3] Both organizations are no longer connected to the original society.

Source of information

Her Majesty's Land Registry refers to the Manorial Society of Great Britain as a source of information in assisting research on manors as officially indicated on HMLR Practice Guide 22.^[4]

Publications

In 1996 the Society co-published a guide to Manorial Law.^[5]

In 2012 the Society published a Manorial Directory, listing a number of surviving manorial lordships and feudal baronies in Great Britain and Ireland, with their histories and biographical information on their current holders.^[6]

References

^ "THE MANORIAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "The Governing Council". 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "THE MANORIAL SOCIETY LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "Practice guide 22: manors". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
^ Barsby, A.W. & C., Manorial Law (Legal Research and Publishing in association with the Manorial Society of Great Britain, 1996)
^ Manorial Society of Great Britain, (Introduction: Charles Mosley (genealogist)). A Directory of Some Lords of the Manor and Barons in the British Isles, published by Smith’s Peerage Limited, Dorset and London, 2012 ISBN 978 0 9572133 0 2

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[1] "THE MANORIAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[2] "The Governing Council". 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[3] "THE MANORIAL SOCIETY LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[4] "Practice guide 22: manors". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

[5] Barsby, A.W. & C., Manorial Law (Legal Research and Publishing in association with the Manorial Society of Great Britain, 1996)

[6] Manorial Society of Great Britain, (Introduction: Charles Mosley (genealogist)). A Directory of Some Lords of the Manor and Barons in the British Isles, published by Smith’s Peerage Limited, Dorset and London, 2012 ISBN 978 0 9572133 0 2

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