Monument record 7202/65 - Holt Manor

Unlocated within town.

A manor was held in the late 13th and early 14th century by Sir John Holt. It may have descended from Robert Bray who received grants of property in 1364 and 1372. The manor was held by Richard Holt in 1424 but then passed to the Tresham family. It would appear that the Holt property was held of the three other manors, for in 1387 Holt owed suit of court to the Earl of Stafford, the Abbot of Cirencester and William Tresham. One of these may have been the quarter fee which Joan Gayton held from the primary manor in 1402-3, for in 1387 John Gayton held diverse tenements and lands from Holt. In 1452 Richard Holt=s property in Oundle had passed to Simon of Norwych and it seems likely that the same happened in Rothwell, for in 1607 Simon Norwych held a messuage and 18.5 virgates in Rothwell. This is probably the Holt fee. The Holt property elsewhere, at Lyveden, passed to the Treshams after Simon de Norwych.
The manor comprised various property in the town, including four free burgages, each held for 1/-, and various tenants at will and cottages, all listed in 1407. The Holt manor is described in detail in 1387, but it is not possible to quantify the number or type of properties as several entries simply refer to diverse lands and tenements. In 1387, in addition to the virgate and cottage tenements, the manor included five shops, previously rendering 3/- but then vacant, three held for 13/- and one for 18d. (1)

<1> Foard G, 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Rothwell (Medieval and Post Medieval), (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100514.

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Aug 24 2000 12:00AM