Everyday Life in a Northumbrian Manor
In 2019 Northumberland Archives was awarded a grant of £73100 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to run a project ‘Everyday Life in a Northumberland Manor’. The project will promote the use of manorial records by family and community historians and other researchers. This section of our website is dedicated to the project and includes useful content to support the use of manorial records.
About the project
Learn more about our National Lottery Heritage funded project Everyday Life in a Northumbrian Manor.
What are Manors and Manorial Documents?
Learn what a manor was and about the particular documents generated by a manor. The page includes a recording of a talk by our Project Archivist.
How to use Manorial Documents
Learn about manorial documents and how they can be used.
Manorial FAQs
Find the answers to some FAQs about manors and manorial documents.
Manorial Map
See a map and key of proven manors in Northumberland.
Glossary
A glossary of useful terms relating to manors and manorial documents.
How to use the Manorial Documents Register
Watch an informational video on how to use the Manorial Documents Register alongside the Northumberland Archives catalogue.
Manor History Files
Learn about the history of Northumberland manors here.
Images and Transcripts
Access images and transcripts of key manorial documents. We will add content to these pages as the project progresses.
Volunteer Groups
Information on the work of our four project volunteer groups, who created the transcripts found on this website.
Animating the Manor
School workshops delivered during the project.
