The manor was granted to the de Balun family in 1096.
In turn he granted the manor to Godric, the steward.
The same line would be retained when manors were granted to the Dutch and the English.
He was granted the manor of Swords, near Dublin, and the right to hold a fair there.
After a succession of owners, the manor was granted to George Huntley in 1564.
The first documentary evidence comes from 737 when the manor was granted to the Bishop of Winchester.
After 1526 the manor of the village was granted to New College, Oxford.
It appears that she had been granted the manor, possibly by her brother out of his new inheritance, as her marriage settlement.
In 1091 the manor and church were granted to Montacute Priory.
The manor of Bodiam was granted a charter in 1383 permitting a weekly market and an annual fair to be held.
