Manor Profile
Titchfield, Hampshire· Titchfield Hundred· 1086 – 1550
Also known as: Meone
At the time of the Domesday survey, Meon belonged to the bishop of Winchester. It had previously been held by a certain Toui, who rented one half from the king and held the other by grant from the earl of Hereford. On Toui's death, the whole appears to have been granted by the king to the bishop (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 220-233).
No further mention of Meon is found until 1510, when Thomas Uvedale granted to Henry Uvedale, his heir, lands and rent in Meon. The property then follows the history of Bromwich until 1550, when Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, died seised of the same, then for the first time called the manor of Meon (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 220-233).
After this date there is no further reference to the so-called manor, which probably became merged in that of Bromwich (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 220-233).
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toui | 1086 | held (part from king, part from earl of Hereford) | Rented one half from the king and held the other by grant from the earl of Hereford. On his death the whole was granted to the bishop of Winchester. | |
| 2 | Bishop of Winchester(Bishop) | 1086 | royal grant (on death of Toui) | Held at Domesday. No further record until the Uvedale family appear in 1510. | |
| 3 | Thomas Uvedale | 1510 | unknown | Granted lands and rent in Meon to Henry Uvedale, his heir, in 1510. | |
| 4 | Henry Uvedale | 1510 | grant from father Thomas Uvedale | Received lands and rent in Meon in 1510. Property then follows descent of Bromwich. | |
| 5 | Thomas Wriothesley(Earl of Southampton) | 1550 | Bromwich descent | Died seised of the property in 1550, then for the first time called the manor of Meon. No further reference to the manor thereafter. Probably merged into Bromwich. |
See of Winchester
diocese · held · 1086
The bishop of Winchester held Meon at Domesday. The king granted it to the bishop on the death of Toui.
No physical remains described in the VCH. Meon was a minor holding within Titchfield parish that lost its separate identity after 1550.
Meon recorded as belonging to the bishop of Winchester at Domesday. Posbrook and Quob not mentioned.
Referenced in VCH for deaths of Sir Richard Pexall (1571), Thomas de Overton (1361), and Thomas Wriothesley (1550).
Principal source for Meon, Posbrook, Quob (both estates). Covers the parish, manors, churches and charities of Titchfield.
VCH Closing Statement
“After this date there is no further reference to the so-called manor, which probably became merged in that of Bromwich.”
VCH Hampshire, Vol. 3, pp. 220-233
