CONFIDENTIAL – POTENTIAL PRIVATE SALE & OFFERING
Bailiwick & Liberty of Stoborough
The Only Known Private Ancient Liberty of Wessex With Court Leet Heritage
Quiet Target Offering: $100 Million USD (or equivalent digital assets)
🛡️ Overview
Discreetly offered to qualified parties:
The Manor, Bailiwick, and Liberty of Stoborough, an ancient, documented
jurisdiction on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorsetshire, recorded since the Domesday Survey of 1086.
Stoborough is one of the only surviving privately held liberties in England that historically
exercised:
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Court Leet jurisdiction
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Appointment of Bailiff, Mayor & Officers
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Liberty status outside the county sheriff’s authority
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Hereditary manorial governance
Unlike digital-only “micro-nations” or synthetic blockchain sovereignties, this is a
real-world ancient liberty with a thousand-year documentary chain from the
Norman Conquest to the modern era.
The estate forms part of the UNESCO Jurassic Coast region and includes areas within the Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve, a globally important conservation
landscape.
🔗 Deal Structure & Terms
Price Guidance: $100,000,000 USD
Accepted Assets:
Transfer Structure:
Utility & Rights:
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Legal title to the Manor & Liberty
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Court Leet traditions & ceremonial appointments
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Heraldic, historical, and representational rights
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Cultural, charitable, and honorary governance system
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Symbolic mayoralty and manorial officer structure
📜 Asset Description
Historic Jurisdiction: The Liberty & Manor of Stoborough (Dorset,
England)
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Size: The historical Liberty covers 2,670 acres, including 150 acres of water, riverfront rights, and territory adjoining Purbeck
Heaths NNR.
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Geographic Significance: Within Purbeck, adjacent to Poole
Harbour—the world’s 2nd largest natural harbour.
Legal Provenance & Documentation
Stoborough’s chain of title includes:
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Domesday Book (1086): Held by Count Robert of Mortain
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Medieval Lords: De Stoke, Chauntmarle, Jordan, Trenchard families
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1484: Grant confirmed by King Richard III
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1591: Confirmed as a Liberty by Queen Elizabeth I
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1591–1850: Held by the Pitt / Rivers family
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1850–modern era: Held by the Earls of Eldon
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21st century: Private ownership
The Liberty retains a continuous historic identity and is one of the few ancient manorial liberties
still recognized today.
Jurisdictional Rights (Historic & Ceremonial)
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Court Leet (customary manorial court)
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Appointment of Mayor & Bailiff
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Liberty status—a jurisdiction historically outside sheriff control
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Manorial and ceremonial franchises
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Heraldic & representational privileges
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Honorary titles (Mayor, Gamekeeper, etc.)
These rights now operate ceremonially, consistent with modern UK manorial law.
🛠️ Potential Use Cases in Crypto, Web3 & Digital Sovereignty
Stoborough offers a real historical jurisdiction that can serve as the anchor for:
🌐 1. Sovereign DAO or Governance Token
A decentralized governance ecosystem backed by a real ancient liberty, not a fictional micronation.
🏅 2. Tokenized Dignities & Ceremonial Roles
Including:
📜 3. NFT Charters & Digital Court Rolls
Authentic medieval-style documents tied to verifiable historical rights.
🏰 4. Metaverse or Virtual Kingdom
A virtual Wessex-themed domain based on an actual 1,000-year-old liberty.
📦 5. Real-World–Backed Governance Collectibles
Fractionalized titles, governance badges, ceremonial appointments.
🔐 6. Hybrid Crypto-Legal Trust Structure
Where private keys represent:
🧠 Why Stoborough Is Unique
This offering is NOT land speculation.
It is the acquisition of a real, documented, sovereign-style liberty with:
✔ A thousand years of legal history
✔ Royal confirmations (Richard III, Elizabeth I)
✔ Former Crown Manor status
✔ Court Leet heritage
✔ Liberty status (rare and virtually extinct)
✔ UNESCO & National Nature Reserve integration
✔ Total scarcity — only one in the world
No other private liberty in England has this combination of:
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Heritage
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Jurisdictional history
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Documented chain of title
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Ceremonial governance potential
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Geographic significance
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UNESCO World Heritage context
📨 Private & Confidential Inquiries
All inquiries are strictly confidential.
Qualified parties may request:
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Documentary history
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Legal summary
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Manorial roll materials
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NDA-protected briefing
Encrypted Contact:
📧 info@Stoborough.org
🔥 Confidentiality Required — No media inquiries permitted.
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