Manor Profile
Soberton, Hampshire· Hambledon Hundred· 1066 – 1712
Also known as: Hoe
East Hoe was held by Ulward of King Edward before the Conquest and by Hugh de Port at the Domesday survey in 1086. It continued with the Port heirs and passed by inheritance to the Poynings family. The manor was held of the Ports and Poynings by the Mohun family, and sub-tenants took the surname Hoe. Robert de Hoe held of the Mohuns in 1167, and William de Hoe's son Roger held half a knight's fee of John de Mohun in 1280 (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 257-268).
Roger's daughter married Sir Hugh des Roches, bringing the manor into the des Roches family. Sir Hugh was succeeded by his son John. In 1300 John granted half the manor for life to Roger Launcelevee and Joan in exchange for Broxhead tenements. John confirmed the grant in 1302 for an annual rose rent at the feast of St John the Baptist. Roger and Joan predeceased John, who died in 1311 seised of the whole manor, held of Richard de Boarhunt for half a knight's fee (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 257-268).
John died before 1346 and his widow Joan held until her death in 1361. Their daughter and heir Mary, widow of John de Boarhunt, married Sir Bernard Brocas. The manor was settled on Mary, Bernard and their issue in autumn 1361. Bernard obtained free warren in 1363. In 1385 Bernard granted the manor to the prior and convent of Southwick for a daily mass for the good estate and souls of the king, Bernard, his wife Katherine, the late king, Mary, and the parents and ancestors of Bernard and Mary (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 257-268).
The priory held until the Dissolution, when Henry VIII granted the manor to Thomas Knight. The Knight family held until 1619, when Andrew Knight and Joan Knight sold to William Browne senior and William Browne junior. The manor eventually passed to William Sherrington junior, who died seised in 1711. His executors Sir Peter Mews and Thomas Morley sold to Thomas Lewis, lord of the chief Soberton manor, in 1712. By this time Lewis owned nearly the whole parish. The site is identified as Hoegate Farm and East Hoe Common on the Hambledon and Soberton borders (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 257-268).
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulward | 1066 | held of King Edward | Held of King Edward (the Confessor) before the Conquest. | |
| 2 | Hugh de Port | 1086 | Domesday holder | Possessed at Domesday. Farmed out. | |
| 3 | Robert de Hoe | 1167 | sub-tenancy (under Mohuns, under Ports) | Held of the Mohuns in 1167. Sub-tenants took the surname Hoe. | |
| 4 | Roger de Hoe | inheritance | Son of William de Hoe. Held half a knight's fee of John de Mohun in 1280. His daughter married Sir Hugh des Roches. | ||
| 5 | Sir Hugh des Roches(Knight) | marriage (to daughter of Roger de Hoe) | Married Roger de Hoe's daughter, bringing the manor into the des Roches family. | ||
| 6 | John des Roches | 1311 | inheritance | Son of Hugh. Granted half the manor for life to Roger Launcelevee and Joan in 1300. Died 1311 seised of the whole manor, held of Richard de Boarhunt for half a knight's fee. | |
| 7 | Joan des Roches (widow) | 1361 | settlement (in tail-male with husband) | John settled the manor on himself and wife Joan in tail-male. Joan held after John died before 1346. Died 1361. | |
| 8 | Mary des Roches | 1361 | inheritance (daughter and heir) | Daughter and heir of Joan. Widow of John de Boarhunt. Married Sir Bernard Brocas. Manor settled on Mary, Bernard and their issue in autumn 1361. | |
| 9 | Sir Bernard Brocas(Knight) | 1361 | 1385 | marriage to Mary des Roches | Granted East Hoe to Southwick Priory for perpetual masses.Obtained free warren in 1363. In 1385 granted the manor to the prior and convent of Southwick for a daily mass for the good estate and souls of the king, Bernard, Katherine his wife, the late king, Mary, and their parents and ancestors. |
| 10 | Southwick Priory(Augustinian priory) | 1385 | 1538 | grant (from Sir Bernard Brocas) | Held for a daily mass. Thomas de Poynings confirmed Bernard Brocas's grant in 1385. |
Southwick Priory
priory · held · 1385 – 1538
Sir Bernard Brocas granted 1385 for a daily mass. Thomas de Poynings confirmed.
Three large estates: Crown (formerly Godwin), Herbert the Chamberlain, Henry the Treasurer.
Bernard Brocas grant of East Hoe in 1385 for a daily mass. Thomas de Poynings confirmation.
Principal source for all Soberton manors including Flexland, East Hoe, Wallop's, Longspiers, Fawconer's and Bere. Eleven pages of detailed manorial descents.
