Top Reasons The Bailiwick of Stoborough is the Picasso of All Liberty's and English Manors

14 Amazing Things About the Bailiwick of Stoborough – England’s Most Fascinating Liberty and Manor

The Bailiwick of Stoborough is one of the most remarkable manorial liberties in all of England. Its history, geography, and legal standing make it unique not only in Britain but in the world. Here are ten reasons why Stoborough stands apart:

1. A UNESCO Heritage Site of Global Importance
Stoborough is regarded as a UNESCO heritage landscape of international value, standing in the company of world treasures such as the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids of Giza. The Manor of Stoborough has now become the 9th largest "National Nature Reserve" in England covering over 3000 hectares of landscape comprising water, forests, glacial lakes, forests, and mountains.

2. One of the Oldest Private Lordships with Court Leet
Among the ancient liberties and manors of England, Stoborough ranks as one of the prominent privately held lordships with UNESCO recognized lands, harbors, heaths, and rivers. It has the unique distinction of being a:  Libery, Bailiwick, Manor, Protected Natural Beauty, and Liberty with a court leet.

3. A Land of Heaths, Waterways, Marinas, and Ancient Ruins
Stoborough is home to breathtaking glacial lakes, Anglo-Saxon ruins, and ancient standing stones—living reminders of England’s deep history.

4. A Liberty Once Alienated by the Crown
Uniquely, Stoborough may be one of the only Liberties wtih Court Leet in private hands with a Bailiff and Hon. Mayor

5. A Heath of Beauty
For centuries, Stoborough has been a special place of animals, birds, famous clays and Viking/Saxon invasions.

6. A Source of England’s Purest Waters
The region holds one of the richest harbours, rivers, and water supplies in all of England, a natural treasure of immense value.

7. Royal and Noble Ownership
Stoborough has passed through the hands of historic figures including some of the Famous Pitt Family who later became Prime Ministers

8. The Only Privately Owned Bailiwick in the World
No other liberty or bailiwick in world history is known to exist under private ownership, making Stoborough wholly unique. The title would look like this in various EU languages.

9. A Court Leet and Court Baron Sold in Fee Simple
In one of the rarest acts of English history, the rights of Court Leet and Court Baron were sold by Crown and Government in fee simple, in perpetuity, to Earl Lonsdale.

10. A Land of Ancient Kingdoms
Stoborough’s roots stretch far back—once part of Scotland, and earlier still under the dominions of Rome, Strathclyde, Rheged, and the Kingdoms of Northumbria.

11. Hundreds of  acres of Foreshore and Manorial Waste - 

12. Power of Seals, Crests and Arms - Stoborough may be the only manor, liberty and bailiwick in private hands where the liberty has the rights to create custom Seals, Crests and Arms in relation to a private manor. Not heraldry, but rather jurisdictional arms.

13.  It was sold with Court Leet in Fee Simple.