Manor Profile
Titchfield, Hampshire· Titchfield Hundred· 1243 – 1538
Also known as: Passebroc, Postbrook
Posbrook (Passebroc or Postbrook in the thirteenth century) is not mentioned in Domesday Book, and very little is known of its early history. It appears to have been held by members of the Passebroc family in the early part of the thirteenth century (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 220-233).
In 1243-1244 Posbrook was acquired either by purchase or grant from a certain William de Setteville by Isaac, abbot of Titchfield. A grant of free warren in Posbrook was made to the abbey in the reign of Edward I (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 220-233).
The manor remained in the possession of the monastery until the Dissolution in 1538, when it was granted to Thomas Wriothesley as part of the abbey estates. From this date the descent of the manor is the same as that of Titchfield (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 220-233).
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passebroc family | held | Held Posbrook in the early thirteenth century. The surname suggests the original lords of this estate. | ||
| 2 | William de Setteville | 1243 | unknown | Isaac, abbot of Titchfield, acquired Posbrook from William de Setteville in 1243-1244. | |
| 3 | Abbot and Convent of Titchfield(Premonstratensian abbey) | 1243 | 1538 | purchase or grant (from William de Setteville) | Held for nearly 300 years, from 1243 to 1538.Isaac, abbot of Titchfield, acquired Posbrook in 1243-1244. Free warren granted in the reign of Edward I. Held until the Dissolution in 1538. |
| 4 | Thomas Wriothesley(Earl of Southampton) | 1538 | 1550 | Dissolution grant (part of abbey estates) | Received Posbrook as part of the Titchfield Abbey lands in 1538. Created Earl of Southampton in 1547. Died in 1550. Descent follows Titchfield thereafter. |
Crown (grant to Titchfield Abbey)
A grant of free warren in Posbrook was made to the abbey in the reign of Edward I.
Source: VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 220-233
Titchfield Abbey
abbey · held · 1243 – 1538
Acquired by Isaac, abbot of Titchfield, from William de Setteville in 1243-1244. Free warren granted in the reign of Edward I.
No physical remains described in the VCH. Posbrook lay within the coastal part of Titchfield parish.
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
“From this date the descent of the manor is the same as that of Titchfield.”
VCH Hampshire, Vol. 3, pp. 220-233
pp. 220-233
