In the earliest records Rockbourne was a royal manor.

Stowheath was one of the two main royal manors in the Wolverhampton area.

Compton was also the steward, or administrator, of several royal manors.

It appeared in the Domesday Book as a royal manor.

In the Domesday Survey of 1086 was described as a royal manor.

Subsequently Northwich became a royal manor and was given to a noble family to collect tolls in exchange for a set rent.

A royal manor existed on the site in the 12th century.

It was a royal manor and the bailiwick of the hundred of Powder.

The royal manor of Bloxham was divided in 1155.

Horses were bred at Kempton in the early 14th century as on other royal manors.