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The manor was part of the possessions of the Priory of St Pancras, Lewes. The land here in Barcombe appears to have been a gift to the Priory made by William of Warrenne in c1095 described as his demesne land 'from Beuehorne (Bevern) Bridge to Cheagele (Chailey) from the east road to the road beside the bridge at Hamwde (?Homewood)'. Much of the rest of the manorial land lay outside Barcombe. The tenants of the manor were required to carry 600 cartloads of wood yearly to the priory from Homewood (in Chailey) and Balneath. Balneath fell into lay hands following the dissolution and was granted by Thomas Cromwell to John Randoll of Hamsey (57). After the fall of Cromwell the manor was granted to Anne of Cleves for life (24). In 1552 the reversion (ownership after the death of Anne) was granted to Sir William Goring and on his death in 1554 it passed to his son Sir Henry who succeeded Anne in 1557. The Goring family remained in possession until the end of the 19th century. The lordship was purchased from them by Sir William Grantham in about 1900. The land in Barcombe was demesne of the manor, owned by the lord and subsequently not recorded in the court books, so our knowledge of ownership and tenancy is particularly fragmentary. The field-names create the impression of a struggle to clear and improve the clay soil of a woodland area. The derogatory name Starvecrow reflects the view of the users of the marginal quality of the land, while the name Dencher records the paring and burning of turf to improve the land for arable use. The name Grubs records the clearance of woodland and Kiln Field and Brick Kiln Wood record the industrial exploitation of the underlying clay. Sir Charles Goring also owned Knowlands (see P113/31/1 TA 404). |
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