Manor Profile
Boarhunt, Hampshire· Portsdown Hundred· 1216 – 1543
Also known as: Burrant Harbelyn, Boarhunt Herbelin
Boarhunt Herbelyn was a serjeanty manor within the parish of Boarhunt. It took its name from Herbelin, who held the land by serjeanty in the reign of Henry III. William de Boarhunt held it as one carucate, also valued at forty shillings yearly.
The service owed was to serve in Portchester Castle with a habergellum (mail coat) in time of war for twenty days, or in some accounts forty days. This was one of several castle service obligations that formed the Portchester Castle defence network across the Portsdown hundred.
Henry de Boarhunt received this portion when the Boarhunt manor was divided between Sir Herbert Boarhunt's two sons in 1312. Henry held it from the early fourteenth century until 1320, when it passed to his son Gilbert.
Thomas, son and heir of Gilbert, died unmarried. Before his death he granted the estate to Richard Danvers. Richard resettled it on himself and his brother William, who married Margaret de Boarhunt. Thomas, cousin of William Danvers, died in 1361. Richard died in 1362. Upon William's death, Richard conveyed the manor to trustees for conveyance to the prior and convent of Southwick.
The priory held Boarhunt Herbelyn until the Dissolution. In 1543 it was granted to Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, and followed the descent of the principal Boarhunt manor thereafter.
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herbelin | serjeanty tenure | Held by serjeanty in the reign of Henry III. The manor took its name from him. | ||
| 2 | William de Boarhunt | inheritance | Held as one carucate, valued at forty shillings yearly. Owed castle service at Portchester. | ||
| 3 | Henry de Boarhunt | 1312 | 1320 | inheritance (younger son) | Younger son of Sir Herbert Boarhunt. Received this portion on the division of the Boarhunt estates in 1312. |
| 4 | Gilbert de Boarhunt | 1320 | inheritance | Son of Henry de Boarhunt. | |
| 5 | Thomas de Boarhunt | inheritance | Son and heir of Gilbert. Died unmarried. Before his death he granted the estate to Richard Danvers. | ||
| 6 | Richard Danvers | 1362 | grant | Received from Thomas de Boarhunt. Resettled on himself and his brother William, who married Margaret de Boarhunt. Died 1362. | |
| 7 | William Danvers | 1362 | settlement | Brother of Richard Danvers. Married Margaret de Boarhunt. On his death, Richard conveyed the manor to trustees for conveyance to Southwick Priory. | |
| 8 | Southwick Priory(Augustinian priory) | 1538 | conveyance (via trustees) | Received from the Danvers trustees. Held until the Dissolution. | |
| 9 | Thomas Wriothesley(Earl of Southampton) | 1543 | royal grant (Dissolution) | Granted in 1543. Followed the descent of the principal Boarhunt manor thereafter. |
Portchester Castle
Habergellum (mail coat service) in time of war for twenty to forty days at Portchester Castle. One of the defining serjeanty obligations in the Portsdown castle service network.
Source: VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 144-147
The Crown
crown · granted_to · 1538 – 1543
Southwick Priory
priory · held · 1538
Conveyed by trustees of the Danvers family
Boarhunt Herbelyn was carved from the principal Boarhunt manor in 1312 when Sir Herbert Boarhunt's estates were divided between his two sons.
Boarhunt Herbelyn owed habergellum (mail coat service) for twenty to forty days at Portchester Castle in time of war.
Southwick Priory held Boarhunt Herbelyn from the Danvers conveyance until the Dissolution. After 1543 it followed the descent of the principal Boarhunt manor.
Manorial descent of Boarhunt Herbelyn within the Boarhunt parish entry. Documents the serjeanty tenure and castle service obligation at Portchester.
VCH Hampshire, Vol. 3
pp. 144-147
