Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1488-1826 (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-sub-fonds
Extent and medium
1 vol., 29 bundles, 10 envelopes, 2 loose items
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Estate papers and title deeds of the Breconshire estates belonging successively to the Lewes (Lewis) family of Borden, Hurst and Abernantbychan, Walter Pryse of Painswick, Lewis Pryse of Woodstock and Gogerddan, and Edward Loveden Loveden of Buscot Park (on behalf of his eldest son by Margaret Pryse). The title deeds relate to properties mainly in the parishes of Llan-gors, Llanfihangel Nant Bran and Llanfihangel Tal-y-Llyn, 1488-1774. The estate administation section includes accounts, rentals and vouchers, letters, and miscellaneous other papers, 1680-1826, some of which relate to the sale of the estate between 1805 and 1807.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into one series of Breconshire title deeds and a group of estate administration papers