Manor Profile
Boarhunt, Hampshire· Portsdown Hundred· 1086 – 1908
Also known as: Westburhunte
Earl Roger held West Boarhunt at the time of the Domesday survey in 1086. Three freemen had held it of King Edward as an alod. A knight held one hide of the manor with one plough. The whole was worth 20s.
The overlordship passed from Earl Roger to his son Robert de Belesme, Earl of Shrewsbury and Arundel. After Robert's forfeiture, it descended with the Earls of Arundel. In 1273 one third of the manor of Boarhunt was held in dower by Maud de Verdun, late the wife of John FitzAlan the elder. Two thirds were held by John de Mareschall as guardian of the heirs of John FitzAlan the younger.
West Boarhunt appears among the fees of the Earl of Arundel in the Testa de Nevill, compiled during the reign of Henry III. The prior of Southwick held it as half a fee of the old feoffment. The manor remained in the hands of Southwick Priory until the Dissolution.
In 1365 a mill was among the appurtenances of the manor. Bernard Brocas and his wife Mary conveyed it to William of Wykeham.
At the Dissolution the Crown seized the priory's estates. In 1543 the manor was granted to Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton. In 1544 licence was granted to the Earl to alienate the manor to John White of Southwick.
In 1691 Henry Lacy and Catherine held half the manor and advowson and conveyed them to Richard Caryll. In 1694 Richard Caryll, Henry Lacy, and Catherine sold the manor to Richard Norton for 660 pounds. From this date the manor followed the descent of the principal manor of Boarhunt.
The prior and convent of Southwick held the church and the advowson of the rectory of West Boarhunt until the Dissolution. The living was valued at 7 pounds 6s. 8d. in 1291. The living is now consolidated with that of Southwick. Alexander Thistlethwayte held the advowson and the lordship of the manor at the date of the VCH publication in 1908.
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earl Roger(Earl of Shrewsbury) | 1086 | 1094 | Domesday holding | Also known as Roger de Montgomery. One of William the Conqueror's principal followers.Held at the time of Domesday. Three freemen had held it of King Edward as an alod. A knight held one hide with one plough. |
| 2 | Robert de Belesme(Earl of Shrewsbury and Arundel) | 1094 | 1102 | inheritance | Son of Earl Roger. Forfeited his English estates after rebellion against Henry I in 1102. |
| 3 | Earls of Arundel (overlordship)(Earls of Arundel) | 1102 | forfeiture of Robert de Belesme | The overlordship passed to the Earls of Arundel after the forfeiture of Robert de Belesme. The FitzAlan family held the Arundel earldom. In 1273 Maud de Verdun held one third in dower as wife of John FitzAlan the elder. John de Mareschall held two thirds as guardian of the heirs of John FitzAlan the younger. | |
| 4 | Southwick Priory(Augustinian priory) | 1538 | feoffment | Clean priory-to-Dissolution trail. The priory held both the manor and the advowson for the entire period.Held West Boarhunt as half a fee of the old feoffment under the Earl of Arundel. First recorded in the Testa de Nevill (reign of Henry III). Also held the church and advowson of the rectory. The living was valued at 7 pounds 6s. 8d. in 1291. | |
| 5 | The Crown | 1538 | 1543 | Dissolution of the Monasteries | Seized upon the suppression of Southwick Priory. |
| 6 | Thomas Wriothesley(Earl of Southampton) | 1543 | 1544 | royal grant | Lord Chancellor of England under Henry VIII. Also received Southwick Priory and Portchester Abbey lands.Granted the manor in 1543. In 1544 received licence to alienate to John White of Southwick. |
| 7 | John White(of Southwick) | 1544 | 1567 | alienation from Wriothesley | Received the manor from Thomas Wriothesley in 1544. Also held Southwick manor from the Dissolution. Died 1567. |
| 8 | Henry Lacy and Catherine | 1694 | Held half the manor and advowson in 1691. Conveyed them to Richard Caryll. In 1694 Caryll, Lacy, and Catherine sold the manor to Richard Norton for 660 pounds. | ||
| 9 | Richard Norton | 1694 | 1733 | purchase | Purchased the manor in 1694 for 660 pounds. From this date the manor followed the descent of the principal manor of Boarhunt. Richard Norton the younger died 25 December 1733 and left the Southwick estates to his nephew Francis Thistlethwayte. |
| 10 | Thistlethwayte family | 1733 | bequest (via Norton) | The manor followed the descent of Boarhunt after 1694, passing to the Thistlethwayte family through the Norton bequest. Alexander Thistlethwayte held the manor and advowson at the date of the VCH publication in 1908. |
Earl of Arundel
Half a fee of the old feoffment. Southwick Priory held the manor of the Earl of Arundel by this tenure.
Source: VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 144-147; Testa de Nevill; Feud. Aids, ii, 319
The Crown
crown · held · 1538 – 1543
Southwick Priory
priory · held · 1538
Testa de Nevill (Henry III): held as half a fee of the old feoffment under the Earl of Arundel. Feud. Aids, ii, 319.
Southwick Priory held both West Boarhunt and Southwick manor. West Boarhunt was held as half a fee of the old feoffment. Both passed to John White of Southwick at the Dissolution.
Both manors lie within the Portsdown hundred.
From 1694 West Boarhunt followed the descent of the principal manor of Boarhunt after Richard Norton purchased it for 660 pounds.
Earl Roger held West Boarhunt. One hide, one plough, worth 20s. Three freemen held TRE as an alod.
Confirms Southwick Priory held West Boarhunt as half a fee of the Earl of Arundel.
Inq. p.m. 47 Hen. III, No. 29. Records Maud de Verdun holding one third in dower and John de Mareschall holding two thirds as guardian.
Licence granted to the Earl of Southampton to alienate the manor to John White of Southwick.
Bernard Brocas and wife Mary conveyed a mill among the appurtenances of West Boarhunt to William of Wykeham.
Henry Lacy and Catherine conveyed half the manor and advowson to Richard Caryll.
VCH Closing Statement
“The living is now consolidated with that of Southwick, and is in the gift of Mr. Alexander Thistlethwayte, who is lord of the manor.”
VCH Hampshire, Vol. 3, pp. 144-147
Richard Caryll, Henry Lacy, and Catherine sold the manor to Richard Norton for 660 pounds.
Records Westburhunte among the fees of the Earl of Arundel, held by the prior of Southwick as half a fee of the old feoffment.
Grant of West Boarhunt to Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton.
Parish of Boarhunt entry. Covers West Boarhunt, Boarhunt, and Boarhunt Herbelyn. Principal source for the manorial descent of West Boarhunt.