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Manorial records comprising court rolls, rentals and ministers' accounts, withdrawn from the Public Record Office in 1959 by the Church Commissioners, and transferred to other repositories as follows: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