POLLINGFOLD

WEST POLLINGFOLD in Ewhurst extended into Cranleigh parish and into Sussex. It was held of the lords of Gomshall, (fn. 64) and the first under-tenant of whom record has been found is John of Pollingfold, who lived in the time of Edward I. (fn. 65) From him the manor passed to Lettice wife of William Man, (fn. 66) who sold it in 1334 to a certain Robert, (fn. 67) who was perhaps a trustee for the Brocas family, for in 1345 Sir John Brocas had a grant of free warren there. (fn. 68) The manor was released by his widow to his son Sir Bernard with remainder to Sir Bernard's half-brother John, but, John having died, his brother Oliver succeeded to Pollingfold, where he took up his residence. (fn. 69) He granted it in 1397 to Sir Bernard's son Bernard, whose son and heir William entered upon it in 1405–6, and died in 1456, (fn. 70) before which date he is said to have sold it to William Sydney of Loseley. (fn. 71) It was evidently divided between the two daughters of William son of William Sydney; of these, the one, Anne, married William Uvedale, and the other, Elizabeth, married John Hampden. (fn. 72) The manor was divided in moieties, whence doubtless arose the names EAST and WEST POLLINGFOLD. The Uvedale moiety, East Pollingfold, chiefly in Ewhurst, was alienated by Anne (fn. 73) to Sir Edward Bray and others in 1528. (fn. 74) He had already purchased Elizabeth Hampden's moiety, or West Pollingfold, and Baynards from his brother Edmund Lord Bray, (fn. 75) whose uncle Reginald, to whom Edmund was heir, or whose father, John, had apparently purchased it from Michael Dormer, to whom Sir John Hampden had conveyed it in 1520, (fn. 76) and thus the manor was reunited, but not for long. In 1581 Sir Edward sold the manor of Pollingfoldwith 40 acres of land and 30s. rent in Sussex to John Rede, (fn. 77) who conveyed it to Edward Tanworth seven years later. (fn. 78) The latter sold it in 1595 to George, afterwards Sir George More, (fn. 79) of Baynards, with which it has since descended (q.v.). Records became sketchy after 1650 and although manorial records show some administrative duties being carried out, the lineage of holders is unreliable and no hears can be found since 1900. All legal efforts have been made to try to identify holders. Legal notices placed on several international social media platforms did not produce any response. The formal claim to the manorial title is detailed in the Deed of Creation documents within the package for this manorial title. The new holder, Stelios Kimpriktzis is the 17th Lord of the Manor of Pillingfold.