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Manorial Society of Great Britain

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The Manorial Society of Great Britain Limited is a private limited company (Company No. 03296984) and first incorporated on the 30/12/1996. It has a membership of approximately 1,900, comprising Lords of the Manor and feudal barons, peers, as well as historians, mainly from the United Kingdom but also some from Ireland.

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Its aims are:

  • To promote the study of English history and traditions, especially the monarchy and British parliamentary institutions
  • To promote the preservation of manorial records
  • To promote awareness of "the Lord's privileges and responsibilities in the local community"
  • To promote comradeship among men and women of like-mind

    • Governance

    The Governing Council of the Manorial Society of Great Britain in 2012 includes the following members of the British peerage and knightage, amongst whom one usually hosts an annual reception at the House of Lords.

  • The Right Honourable Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury, DL
  • The Rt. Hon. Richard Bentinck Boyle, 9th Earl of Shannon
  • The Rt. Hon. Merlin Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley, MA (Oxon), FSA.
  • The Rt. Hon. Sir Desmond Lorenz de Silva, QC, PC, KStJ,
  • Mr. Cecil Humphery-Smith, OBE, FSA,

    • Publications

    In 1996 the Society co-published a guide to Manorial Law.

    In 2012 the Society published a Manorial Directory, listing a number of surviving manorial lordships and feudal baronies in Great Britain and Ireland, with their histories and biographical information on their current holders.

    Incorporation

    The original Manorial Society (The Manorial Society) was established as a pressure group in 1906 but did not long survive. The Manorial Society of Great Britain Limited was incorporated in 1996, and has no connection to the original society.

    References

    Manorial Society of Great Britain Wikipedia
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