Manor Profile
Portsea, Hampshire· Portsdown Hundred· 1199 – 1635
Milton was a manor on Portsea Island, within the parish of Portsea. It was not separately recorded in the Domesday survey of 1086 (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 198-199).
The manor was granted with Warblington by King John to Matthew son of Herbert. Peter son of Matthew alienated it to William Falconer of Hurstbourne Priory at the service of a pair of gloves yearly at Easter (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 198-199).
The Falconer family held Milton for over three hundred years. In 1388 John Falconer obtained confirmation of his title. The VCH records three tenants in villeinage under Peter son of Matthew. The lord of Warblington retained woodland profits, fishing, and fowling in 1494 (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 198-199).
John Falconer still held Milton and Emsworth in 1635. The manor was purchased by Richard Cotton of Warblington and was thenceforward coincident with Warblington. The VCH describes the village as one street with weather-beaten cottages, dilapidated farm buildings, and thatched structures (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 198-199).
The commons of Milton and Eastney were enclosed under an Act of 1810. The common field known as Velder or Welder was enclosed at the same time (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 198-199).
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew son of Herbert | royal grant (King John) | Granted Milton with Warblington by King John. | ||
| 2 | Peter son of Matthew | inheritance | Alienated the manor to William Falconer of Hurstbourne Priory. Three tenants in villeinage held under Peter. | ||
| 3 | William Falconer(of Hurstbourne Priory) | alienation (from Peter son of Matthew) | Service rendered: a pair of gloves yearly at Easter.Held at the service of a pair of gloves yearly at Easter. | ||
| 4 | Falconer family | 1635 | inheritance | Held for over 300 years, one of the longest single-family tenures on Portsea Island.The Falconer family held Milton for over three hundred years. John Falconer obtained confirmation of title in 1388. John Falconer still held Milton and Emsworth in 1635. | |
| 5 | Richard Cotton(of Warblington) | purchase | Purchase reunited Milton with the parent manor of Warblington.Purchased Milton from the Falconer family. The manor was thenceforward coincident with Warblington. |
Warblington manor (overlord)
A pair of gloves yearly at Easter. Service rendered by William Falconer and his successors.
Source: VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 198-199
Warblington manor
manor · member of
Granted with Warblington by King John to Matthew son of Herbert. Reunited with Warblington by purchase of Richard Cotton.
The VCH describes the village of Milton as one street with weather-beaten cottages and dilapidated farm buildings, many of them thatched. Commons were enclosed under an Act of 1810 along with Eastney. The common field known as Velder or Welder was enclosed at the same time.
Milton was granted with Warblington by King John to Matthew son of Herbert. After purchase by Richard Cotton of Warblington, the manor was thenceforward coincident with Warblington.
Milton and Fratton are both within the parish of Portsea on Portsea Island, Portsdown hundred.
Milton and Eastney are both within the parish of Portsea on Portsea Island. Both were members of Warblington manor and both were eventually reunited with Warblington.
Portsea Island entry. Covers Milton manor within the parish of Portsea. Principal source for the manorial descent.
VCH Closing Statement
“Purchased by Richard Cotton of Warblington; thenceforward coincident with Warblington.”
VCH Hampshire, Vol. 3, pp. 198-199
