Published in 1995, Manorial Law was the first book in almost a century to deal with the ancient, complex and fascinating institution that is the manor.

Manorial Law traces the legal history of the manor from its medieval origins, through the processes of tenurial reform, inclosure, enfranchisement, and the great property law reforms of the 1920s, and explains the current importance of manors and manorial rights.

Separate chapters deal with:

• Commons
• Mines and Minerals
• Markets and fairs and other franchises
• Sporting Rights
• Manorial Documents and Conveyancing

Legal references are included, and there is a detailed bibliography.

The book is an essential guide for all those concerned with the law of manors, whether they are concerned with research into manorial history or with the exercise of manorial rights today.

Manorial Law (1996) ISBN 0 9521625 2 0, paperback, 155 pp, costs £49.95 inc. p+p, direct from A. W. & C. Barsby. You can order a copy online now, without obligation.