Hi,
I´m trying to track down parallels to an Icelandic phenomenon (as always!). In the present case, certain churches appear in 13th century sources as having rites to tithe, baptism, and burial for the farm and its residents only. Essentially, it is a one-farm parish, with a reduced number of masses compared to normal parish churches. Probably in most cases an eigenkirche, but this is one of the things I have to check before making generalizations! I will be looking at Susan Wood´s 'The Proprietary Church in the Medieval west' but in the meantime wondered if anyone had any first-hand knowledge of such churches. Happy New Year,
Meg