The Lordship of the Manor for Pillerton Hersey in Warwickshire is currently up for sale.

The title dates back nearly 1,000 years with the manor first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was recorded as the property of Hugh de Grandmesnil, a companion of William I.

Now the title is on the market for just £9,000 through Manorial Services.

The lordship is one of 18 titles available across the country and allows the owner to refer to themselves in the style of 'John Smith, Lord of X'.

The owner can even add the title to their passport.

The Manor of Pillerton Hersey was one of de Grandmesnil's 65 manors across the country and was transferred to the Earl of Leicester when he died in 1098.

Quickly it was exchanged with Roger, Earl of Warwick.

In 1193 the then Lord of the Manor was Gilbert de Wascuil but he betrayed the crown to the French king and forfeited his titles. King John eventually was given to Huigh de Hersy of Pillerton and Kineton.

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The manor was eventually mortgaged to pay the ransom when de Hersey was captured by Philip II of France.

The land stayed in the family until 1307 when it was sold to a local landowner as they hit financial difficulties.

It changed hands multiple times over the next two centuries before coming into the possession of the Attorney General William Whorwood in 1542.

The next significant owner was Charles Mills of Barford, a successful banker who would become the director of the East India Company. He was also the Member of Parliament for Warwick in 1802.

The manor descended with his family until 1971 when it passed to the present owner.

(Image by David Stowell via geograph.org.uk)