Grantham family of Balcombe Place and Balneath Manor: deeds of the Balcombe Place...

Deeds of the Grantham family's Barcombe Place estate, mainly relating to properties held of the manors of Barcombe, Balneath, Twineham-Benfield, and Waningore; with maps and plans, wills, militia papers and a deed of Sir Walter Raleigh

The first number refers to a document and should be read as preceded by SAS-WG1. In brackets are dates

BALNETH manor: Copies of court roll, admissions, surrenders, court minutes, licences, & related documents, 461-(1757-)

BARCOMBE: 349-(1597-); assessment, 849(1719); Vearscrofts als Furzy Crofts nr Bost lane, 855 (1725)

BARCOMBE manor: Court roll, 458(1671)

CHAILEY: Leylands, 1-(1758-), 11-(1786-), 30-(1786-), 47-(1806-), 429-(1825-); Holford fm, 189-(1708-), plan, 459(1824), with Northwish, abst of title 425-(1881); Slab Castle & cotts at Chailey N.Common, 281-(1787-); Hoods croft, 340-(1752-); Leyland & Riddens, abst of title, 423-(1849); Senoaks or Faulconers, abst of title, 428(1776-1818); assessment, 850(1793)

EAST BLATCHINGTON: Rectory, 857-(1793-)

ESSEX: Indictment against a Vicar for "speaking false, seditious & scandalous words, etc ---", 873(1581)

HASTINGS, Governor Warren: A petition, 875(1794)

LEWES: Parish of St John, 851(1600); parish of St Thomas in the Cliff, 859(1825)

LINDFIELD: Vale fm, 66-(1794-), plan 460(1826); Black Brook House & Staplelands, 82-(1667-); Sennots, 94-(1767-); Knowles, Orgies & Massetts fm, 121-(1771-); Ryecroft (pt of Massetts fm) & general, 139-(1867-); Grear & Little Noven & Staplelands, 144-(1753-); Butterbox & Northlands, 181-(1862-); Hammonds & Goodwins, 224-(1758-); Pellingbridge, 231-(1646-), with Mab land & Yeale land, 444-(1572-); Clearwater fm, 347(1924); The Willes, 348(1856); Leyland & Riddens, abst of title, 423-(1849); Chapple land at Scaynes Hill, abst of title, 427(1895)

MAPS & PLANS: Estate & Sussex, 880-

HARESFIELD: Newland at Horney common, 856(1752)

MILITIA: Books & papers, 877-(1810-)

MOUNTAGUE, Francis Viscount, & others: Annuitant land (unspecified), 852(1637)

PLANS & MAPS: Estate & Sussex, 880-

RALEIGH, Sir Walter: Licence by Sir W. to keep a tavern (not Sussex), 872(1586)

TWINEHAM-BENFIELD manor: Admissions, surrenders, court minutes, 765-(1803-)

WARINGORE manor: 853-(1671-)

WILLS: 13 wills, 860-(1727-1843), also scattered throughout collection

<span class="wrapper"><p>For other components of the Grantham family archive, see</p> <p>GRA Grantham family papers</p> <p>ACC 4789 Grantham estate records, deeds, and family diaries, c1650-1942</p> <p>ACC 5705 accounts of Sybil Grantham, 1897-1950</p> <p>ACC 8534 albums concerning the career of Sir William Grantham</p> <p>ACC 7633 papers of William Ivor Grantham mainly relating to manor of Balneath, and Barcombe and Balneath estates</p> <p>ADA 174-175 court books of the Manor of Camois Court, 1662-1920</p> <p>AMS 4596-4605 court books of the manor of Balneath, 1588-1876, with a survey of the manor with court roll references, 1891</p> <p>AMS 1016 rental of the manor of Balneath, 1766</p> <p>SAS/SM 1-28 assize records</p> <p>SAS/HA 327-329 deeds of land in Horsted Keynes and Pevensey</p> <p>ACC 3384 (SAS/ACC 790) photograph of a painting in Lewes Town Hall showing the visit of William IV and Queen Adelaide, 1834</p> <p>ACC 3386 (SAS/ACC 792) letters of Gideon Mantell</p> <p>ACC 3409 (SAS/ACC 1088) additional letter from Gideon Mantell</p> <p>ACC 3518 (SAS/ACC 1384) 19th century copy of a 1597 map of the coast of Sussex</p> <p>The Sussex Archaeological Society's library holds a collection of manuscripts, cuttings and ephemera made by William W. Grantham (1866-1942)</p> <p>See AMS 5824/3 for sale particular of the Barcombe Place and Balneath estates (Oak Tree, Yew Tree, Knowlands, Scovells, Mount Pleasant, Banks, Camois Court, Barcombe Place, Holmans Bridge, Down View, Balneath Manor, Roman Springs, Pigs Easter, Bevernbridge, Harelands, Fursley Farms and cottages in Barcombe), 1943</p></span>

Deposited with the Sussex Archaeological Society by Messrs Strutt and Parker on behalf of William W. Grantham in 1935 (SAS-WG/1-846) and by W. Ivor Grantham in 1948 and 1949 (SAS-WG/849-900); transferred to East Sussex Record Office in 1982

Although the Grantham family originated in Lincolnshire, a branch had settled in Lewes as tradesmen in the early 18th century. George Grantham (1782-1849) purchased Barcombe Place in 1839. The family were lords of the manors of Balneath and Camois Court