Commandery of Saddlescombe

Geographical description

The commandery of Saddlescombe is at approximately 6 kilometers in the North-West of Brighton in the county of Sussex.

History

Towards 1228, Geoffrey de Say yielded the manor of Saddlescombe to the Ordre of the Temple with the authorization of William de Warenne, count de Surrey, who added a concession towards Lewes. A little later Simon Counte gave them the churches of Southwick and Woodmancote in addition to some other titles. Alan Trenchmere yielded grounds with Shoreham to them where the templiers set up a vault which, thereafter, fell into the hands from the Carmelite nuns from this city. Theobald de Englescheville gave the manor of Compton to Berwick, for which the templiers provided in return a chaplain to celebrate a mass for the safety of the hearts of the givers, the king Henri III and the queen Éléonore of Provence.

Possessions

It is probable that the commandery of Saddlescombe depended on the Commanderie de Shipley.

Internal bonds

List of the commanderies templières in England of South-east

References

British History Online

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