Relevant Law Regarding Manorial Lordships
The title of Lord of the Manor was part of feudal property law which is why it is still around. The title is not peerage, but predates most noble titles and goes back to 1066 or prior. So historically speaking they are quite old and valuable. These titles can be purchased for large sums of money and are recognized and enforceable within the English Court systems as incorporeal property. LEGALLY, There are three separate elements of manors (and baronies) that can affect Land Registry (Practice Guide 22 - Manors - Land Registry for England and
Wales) the below references the Lordship.
Lordships of the Manor are legally enforceable in the United Kingdom court systems and are tied as a right into modern property law. The titles can be separate from physical property just as mineral and sporting rights can be. The titles can be quite valuable and should include interaction with a solicitor, conveyance deeds and full manorial documentation. More information can be located within the Land Registry of the UK, the National Archives at Kew, the UK ( The National Archives | Manorial Document Register ) court system ( http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2012/978.html - http://www.ahmlr.gov.uk/Public/summary.aspx?id=209), various Manorial Guilds (Manorial Guild (www.manorialguild.com) \ Armorial Register (http://www.armorial-register.com/) and miscellaneous court rulings.
(Burton & Bamford v Walker & Others,
Land Registry REF/2007/1124 (10 December 2010) requires that in order for it to be confirmed as a genuine Manor it will require the presence of all deeds, correctly made up since 1189.
Relevant Law Regarding Feudal Baronies
Feudal Barons were comparable to "BIG" lordships of the manors and feudal barons simply presided over 2 up to 80 manors. With regards to the law of feudal titles of Baron the abolition act of 1660 here states is clearly:
All Tenures to be created by the King hereafter to be in free and common
Socage. www.legislation.gov.uk - 1660 Abolition Act
So yes you can buy a Baron title and it is real and legal. The act of 1660 is widely misunderstood and clearly states:
feudal baronies by tenure, becoming baronies in free socage, that is to say under a "free" (hereditable). They do still exist and many have passed down through the generations. In addition various law briefs accept feudal baronies to this day.
Regarding English Feudal baronies there has been at least one legal opinion which asserts the continuing legal existence of the
feudal barony in England and Wales, namely that from 1996 of A W & C Barsby, Barristers of Grays's Inn
The title of Lord of the Manor was part of feudal property law which is why it is still around. The title is not peerage, but predates most noble titles and goes back to 1066 or prior. So historically speaking they are quite old and valuable. These titles can be purchased for large sums of money and are recognized and enforceable within the English Court systems as incorporeal property. LEGALLY, There are three separate elements of manors (and baronies) that can affect Land Registry (Practice Guide 22 - Manors - Land Registry for England and
Wales) the below references the Lordship.
- Lordship of the manor – whoever owns the lordship of the manor is entitled to refer to themselves as lord of that manor, for example, Lord of the manor of Keswick.
Lordships of the Manor are legally enforceable in the United Kingdom court systems and are tied as a right into modern property law. The titles can be separate from physical property just as mineral and sporting rights can be. The titles can be quite valuable and should include interaction with a solicitor, conveyance deeds and full manorial documentation. More information can be located within the Land Registry of the UK, the National Archives at Kew, the UK ( The National Archives | Manorial Document Register ) court system ( http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2012/978.html - http://www.ahmlr.gov.uk/Public/summary.aspx?id=209), various Manorial Guilds (Manorial Guild (www.manorialguild.com) \ Armorial Register (http://www.armorial-register.com/) and miscellaneous court rulings.
(Burton & Bamford v Walker & Others,
Land Registry REF/2007/1124 (10 December 2010) requires that in order for it to be confirmed as a genuine Manor it will require the presence of all deeds, correctly made up since 1189.
Relevant Law Regarding Feudal Baronies
Feudal Barons were comparable to "BIG" lordships of the manors and feudal barons simply presided over 2 up to 80 manors. With regards to the law of feudal titles of Baron the abolition act of 1660 here states is clearly:
All Tenures to be created by the King hereafter to be in free and common
Socage. www.legislation.gov.uk - 1660 Abolition Act
So yes you can buy a Baron title and it is real and legal. The act of 1660 is widely misunderstood and clearly states:
feudal baronies by tenure, becoming baronies in free socage, that is to say under a "free" (hereditable). They do still exist and many have passed down through the generations. In addition various law briefs accept feudal baronies to this day.
Regarding English Feudal baronies there has been at least one legal opinion which asserts the continuing legal existence of the
feudal barony in England and Wales, namely that from 1996 of A W & C Barsby, Barristers of Grays's Inn