Manor of Worksop

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The Manor of Worksop, [[Nottinghamshire], England, is held in grand serjeanty. Allegedly created in memory of Danegeld it requires its owner to render to the Sovereign a pair of white kid gloves, and also to support their right arm while carrying the sceptre.

Although it reputedly commemorated Danegeld (c.1163), it is said that the serjeanty was known in the time of King Alfred if not earlier. In 1327 tenure was passed to Farnham, Buckinghamshire.

It was held by the Earl of Shrewsbury in 1541. Other holders for the coronation of monarchs were: the 12th Duke of Norfolk for William IV in 1831 and again for Queen Victoria in 1838; the 7th Duke of Newcastle for Edward VII in 1902 and for George V in 1911; and Henry, Earl of Lincoln (acting as deputy to his ageing-father, the 8th Duke of Newcastle) for George VI in 1937. The title was bought by John Hunt, a retired transport manager of Worksop, for a reported £40,000 in 1994.