ROCHDALE MANOR

This page summarises records created by this Manor

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1200-1834
History:	Descent of manor Before 1212 the manor of Rochdale had been given to the lord of Clitheroe and was held by Roger de Lacy. It descended like Clitheroe, and thus came to the Earls and Dukes of Lancaster, and finally to the Crown. In 1625 Charles I sold the manor to trustees for the Earl of Holderness, who immediately sold it afterwards to Sir Robert Heath. Sir Robert sold it to Sir John Byron in 1638. It remained in the Byron family until 1823 when Lord Byron sold it to James Dearden. The manor remained with the Dearden family, James Griffith-Dearden being lord in 1911. Nature of jurisdiction Manor courts were held at Whitsuntide into the 20th century. Sources A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume 5 (1911), pp.187-201.
Places:	Rochdale, Lancashire
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/M229741
Online related resources	British History Online - A History of the County of Lancashire: Vol 5

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1200-1400: manorial incidents, with other manors (Clitheroe Honour)	Nottinghamshire Archives	DD325/1/28	NRA 13164 Lancaster
2	1324-1326: perquisites of courts	The National Archives	SC 2/183/21
3	1335-1337: perquisites of court	The National Archives	DL 30/78/1006
4	1427-1429: court roll (6 sheets)	The National Archives	SC 2/211/58
5	1565-1567: court roll	The National Archives	DL 30/78/1024
6	1585-1586: court roll	The National Archives	DL 30/78/1026
7	1594-1641: court roll extracts and memoranda (19th cent transcript)	Chetham's Library	C.6.35 Vol 2, pp.31-53	NRA 17002 Chetham's L
8	1595-1595: court roll	Rochdale Local Studies and Archive	DEA/2/Box 1	NRA 33079
9	1619-1626: court roll	The National Archives	DL 30/78/1027
10	1619-1626: estreats	The National Archives	DL 30/78/1027
11	1626-1626: survey (19th cent transcript)	Chetham's Library	C.6.52 Vol 21	NRA 17002 Chetham's L
12	1626-1626: survey	Greater Manchester County Record Office (with Manchester Archives)	Q132
13	1637-1638: jury verdict rel to boundaries, with other manors	The National Archives	DL 44/1168
14	1638-1639: survey	The National Archives	DL 44/1178
15	1650-1699: jury lists (19th cent transcript)	Chetham's Library	C.6.38 Vol 5, pp.20-43	NRA 17002 Chetham's L
16	1660-1666: jury lists and defaulters (19th cent transcript)	Chetham's Library	C.6.41 Vol 8, pp.160-172	NRA 17002 Chetham's L
17	1686-1692: suit roll (19th cent transcript)	Chetham's Library	C.6.47 Vol 14, pp.293-296	NRA 17002 Chetham's L
18	1697-1697: rents, with Middleton	Manchester University: University of Manchester Library	CLD/1101
19	1698-1707: rental and chief rents (19th cent transcript)	Chetham's Library	C.6.40 Vol 7	NRA 17002 Chetham's L
20	1713-1721: jury lists (19th cent transcript)	Chetham's Library	C.6.38 Vol 5, pp.44-47	NRA 17002 Chetham's L
21	1729-1833: accounts	Rochdale Local Studies and Archive	DEA/2/Box 7	NRA 33079
22	1737-1752: suit roll	Rochdale Local Studies and Archive	F/84/MATT/39
23	1737-1745: suit roll (19th cent transcript)	Chetham's Library	C.6.47 Vol 14, pp.297-332	NRA 17002 Chetham's L
24	1760-1774: suit roll (19th cent transcript)	Chetham's Library	C.6.47 Vol 14, pp.314-332	NRA 17002 Chetham's L
25	1788-1788: court roll	Rochdale Local Studies and Archive	DEA/2/Box 4	NRA 33079
26	1827-1834: account books, with other manors (7 vols, Clitheroe Honour)	Lancashire Archives	DDTO N/9/1-7	NRA 1302 Towneley
27	1829-1833: account books (2)	Rochdale Local Studies and Archive	1/3/DEA/1/1-2