10 Jul Lordship Title of Harrold or Harewold ID1122
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At the Survey of 1086 the whole of this parish was assessed at 10 hides under the land of the Countess Judith. During the Confessor's reign it had been worth £20, which had now diminished to £6. Gilbert de Blosseville, the Domesday tenant, had succeeded three thegns of King Edward. From this Domesday manor there are subsequently found several properties, of which the principal is HARROLD MANOR, which in the 13th century is found in the Grey family. The overlordship of the manor was attached to the honour of Huntingdon, and was held of that part of the honour which fell to the Hastings Earls of Pembroke. The service by which it was held varies, being assessed as high as two knights' fees in 1278–9. Usually, however, it was assessed at half a knight's fee and suit of court every other month at the Hastings court of the honour of Huntingdon. In 1346 the Prior of St. John of Jerusalem claimed overlordship in this manor, and appears to have established some claim, though possibly at this period nominal, for in 1428, and again in 1509, the manor was declared to be held of the prior. After this date no mention has been found of the overlordship.
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