Manor Profile
Farlington, Hampshire· Portsdown Hundred· 1187 – 1908
Also known as: Ferlintone, Ferlingtone
William de Curci held lands in Farlington in 1187. In 1200 Robert de Curci and Roger de Scures disputed the right to present to the church. The descent is unclear until 1248, when Roger de Merlay granted one and a half carucates and 7s. rent to William son of Alan Stake and his wife Ellen. In 1250 Roger de Merlay endowed his daughter Agnes with land valued at 20 pounds upon her marriage to Nicholas son of Thomas de Gimises.
Agnes's son John alienated the manor to John de Berewyk in 1290. John de Berewyk died seised in 1312. His heir was Roger Husee, his great-nephew. Roger de Upton, Berewyk's servant, produced a charter granting the manor to himself, his wife, and his son John, and took possession. Roger de Upton held the manor in 1316.
In 1320 John de Upton conveyed the manor to Hugh le Despenser. After Despenser's death and forfeiture in 1327, the king granted the manor, valued at 20 pounds a year, to Alice, late wife of Edmund, Earl of Arundel, for life. In 1330 the manor came into the king's hands and was granted to John Montgomerie and his wife Rose for life. John Montgomerie died in 1347.
In 1348 the manor passed to the prior and convent of Southwick. The grant was made in consideration of losses sustained through invasion by the king's enemies. Southwick Priory held the manor until the Dissolution. At the Dissolution 10s. was returned for a fishing farm.
In 1540 the manor was granted to William Pound of Beaumonds. William Pound's father William, son of Sir John Pound and Elizabeth Holt, had held lands of the prior and convent of Southwick. The elder William died in 1525. William Pound died seised in 1558. His son Thomas, aged 20, succeeded him.
Henry Pound conveyed the manor to John Wolfe in 1663. In 1684 Henry Pound conveyed to Nathaniel Hunt, and about the same date it was sold to Thomas Smith. In 1769 trustees sold to Peter Taylor. In 1815 trustees sold to Lord Keith by private Act of Parliament. Lord Keith sold to John Walker in 1818. John Walker's trustees sold to John Deverell in 1857. John Deverell died in 1880 and the manor passed to his son William Deverell.
| # | Name | From | To | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William de Curci | 1187 | Held lands in Farlington in 1187. | ||
| 2 | Roger de Merlay | 1248 | Granted one and a half carucates and 7s. rent to William son of Alan Stake and wife Ellen in 1248. Endowed his daughter Agnes with 20 pounds of land in 1250 upon her marriage to Nicholas son of Thomas de Gimises. | ||
| 3 | Agnes de Gimises | 1250 | marriage settlement | Daughter of Roger de Merlay. Married Nicholas son of Thomas de Gimises. Sought recovery of the manor from the king's hands in 1286. | |
| 4 | John de Berewyk | 1290 | 1312 | alienation | Agnes's son John alienated the manor to John de Berewyk in 1290. Berewyk died seised in 1312. His heir was Roger Husee, his great-nephew. |
| 5 | Roger de Upton | 1312 | 1320 | charter (disputed) | Berewyk's servant. Produced a charter granting the manor to himself, his wife, and his son John. Took possession in 1312. Held in 1316. |
| 6 | Hugh le Despenser | 1320 | 1327 | conveyance | John de Upton, son of Roger, conveyed the manor to Hugh le Despenser in 1320. |
| 7 | Alice, Countess of Arundel(Countess of Arundel) | 1327 | 1330 | royal grant | Late wife of Edmund, Earl of Arundel. Granted the manor, valued at 20 pounds a year, for life after Despenser's forfeiture. |
| 8 | John Montgomerie | 1330 | 1347 | royal grant | Granted the manor with his wife Rose for life in 1330. Died in 1347. |
| 9 | Southwick Priory(Augustinian priory) | 1348 | 1538 | royal grant | The manor passed to the prior and convent of Southwick in 1348. The grant was made in consideration of losses sustained through invasion by the king's enemies. At the Dissolution 10s. was returned for a fishing farm. |
| 10 | The Crown | 1538 | 1540 | Dissolution of the Monasteries |
The Crown
Fishing farm valued at 10s. at the Dissolution.
Source: VCH Hampshire Vol. 3, pp. 148-151
Southwick Priory
priory · held · 1348 – 1538
Royal grant 1348, in consideration of losses through invasion by the king's enemies
The Crown
crown · granted_to · 1538 – 1540
Drayton was a sub-manor within Farlington parish. Its later descent followed Farlington.
Crookhorn (Creuquer) was a sub-manor within Farlington parish. Its descent followed Farlington from 1327.
Frendstaple (Stakes) was a sub-manor within Farlington parish. Its descent followed Farlington until 1480.
Beaumonds was a reputed manor within Farlington parish. Its descent followed Farlington from 1540.
Southwick Priory held both Farlington (1348 to 1538) and Southwick (1133 to 1538).
Referenced in VCH for fee holdings. Laurence de Pageham held one-eighth of a knight's fee in 1346.
Referenced in VCH for property transfers including the Sandford consolidation of Drayton in 1303.
Referenced in VCH for deaths of lords holding Farlington, Drayton, and Frendstaple. Includes the 1361 IPM of Laurence de Pageham recording the east gate castle service.
Referenced in VCH for grants to Alice, Countess of Arundel, and to John Montgomerie.
Referenced in VCH for royal orders concerning Farlington manor.
Principal source for the parish of Farlington. Covers manorial descents of Farlington, Drayton, Creuquer (Crookhorn), Frendstaple (Stakes), and Beaumonds.
VCH Closing Statement
“William Deverell is the present lord of the manor.”
VCH Hampshire, Vol. 3, pp. 148-151
Drayton was a sub-manor within Farlington parish. Its later descent followed Farlington.