Catalogue description Records deposited by the Ecclesiastical Commission

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Reference: ECCL
Title: Records deposited by the Ecclesiastical Commission
Description:

Manorial records comprising court rolls, rentals and ministers' accounts, withdrawn from the Public Record Office in 1959 by the Church Commissioners, and transferred to other repositories as follows:

  • Records of Winchester Bishopric and Chapter were transferred to Hampshire Record Office, Winchester;
  • Records of Southwell Chapter were transferred to Nottinghamshire Archives, Nottingham;
  • Records of York Archbishopric were transferred to Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, York University;
  • Records of Rochester Bishopric were transferred to Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone;
  • Records of Worcester Bishopric were transferred to Hereford and Worcester Record Office, Worcester;
  • Records of London Bishopric were transferred to Guildhall Library, London;
  • Records of Canterbury Archbishopric were transferred to Lambeth Palace Library, London;
  • Records of Canterbury Chapter were transferred to Canterbury City and Cathedral Archives;
  • Records of Durham Bishopric were transferred to the University of Durham.
Date: c1200-c1785
Held by: Borthwick Institute for Archives: University of York
Canterbury Cathedral Archives and Library
Durham University Library and Collections
London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Kent History and Library Centre
Lambeth Palace Library
Nottinghamshire Archives
Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service, not available at The National Archives
Legal status: Not Public Record(s)
Language: English and Latin
Creator:

Ecclesiastical Commissioners, 1836-1948
Physical description: 2 series
Access conditions: No records held at The National Archives in this departmental code

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