Wickham

At the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, Wickham was held by Hugh de Port. It had previously been held under King Edward as two manors by four brothers. The survey records 26 households (15 villagers, 6 smallholders and 5 slaves), 7 ploughlands, 8 acres of meadow, woodland yielding 5 swine and two mills valued at £1. The manor was valued at £7 in 1086, down from £10 before the Conquest (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 233-236; Domesday Book, Hampshire 23,12).

The overlordship descended through the de Port barony to the St John, Philibert and Paulet families. William Paulet, Marquis of Winchester, held it in 1616, after which the overlord rights probably lapsed. The Scures family held the manor under the de Ports from an early date. Roger de Scures received a grant of free warren, market and fair in 1268. Matthew de Scures was lord in 1287. Eva de Scures held as one knight's fee later that century. Sir John de Scures, warden of Winchester Castle, died in 1353. His successor John de Scures held until 1381 (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 233-236).

In 1381 the manor passed to the Uvedale family through the marriage of Sybil Scures to John Uvedale. William and John Uvedale succeeded in turn. Sir Thomas Uvedale, a prominent fifteenth-century figure, held from about 1445 until his death in 1484; the manor was then valued at £44. William Uvedale was attainted in 1484 for opposition to Richard III but was pardoned in 1485. Sir William Uvedale, who died in 1616, settled Wickham on his wife Mary (daughter of Sir Richard Norton) in 1607. The family's property was reduced during the Civil War. The last Uvedale holders were Victoria and Elizabeth, co-heiresses. Victoria married Sir Richard Corbett, and Sir Uvedale Corbett inherited before 1683. After Elizabeth's death in 1696, Charles, Earl of Carlisle, and Sir Uvedale Corbett divided the manor (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 233-236).

Jonathan Rashleigh, M.P. for Fowey, purchased the manor in 1724. Philip Rashleigh held until 1764, when George Garnier purchased the estate. George Garnier served as sheriff of Hampshire in 1766. His son William succeeded him, and at the time of VCH publication John Carpenter-Garnier of Rookesbury Park held the manor. A fair was held on 20 May and a court leet and court baron were still maintained (VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 233-236).