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A serjeanty manor within Boarhunt parish, named after Herbelin who held it in the reign of Henry III. The holder owed castle service at Portchester: habergellum (mail coat service) for twenty to forty days in time of war. It passed from the Boarhunt family to the Danvers family, then to Southwick Priory. At the Dissolution it was granted to Thomas Wriothesley and followed the descent of the principal Boarhunt manor.

The king held four hides at Cosham at Domesday as part of the royal manor of Wymering. The Cosham family held by serjeanty, providing one armed man for the defence of Portchester Castle in time of war. The manor merged with Wymering by 1604 through the Bruning holdings and passed to Thomas Thistlethwayte in 1821.

Drayton was a sub-manor within Farlington parish. Henry III gave a moiety to Roger de Merlay in 1250. The Sandford family consolidated the estate by 1303. The Pageham family held Drayton from 1327, owing the service of one man to guard the east gate of Portchester Castle for fifteen days in time of war. The manor passed through the Pound and Wayte families to the earls of Sussex, then to the Garth family, after which it followed the descent of Farlington.

Moralls was a sub-manor within Portchester parish held by Southwick Priory until the Dissolution. The method by which the priory acquired it is unknown. In 1559 it was granted to John White, and thereafter followed the descent of Southwick manor.

Portchester stands at the head of Portsmouth Harbour within the walls of a late Roman Saxon Shore fort built c.285 AD, the most complete example in northern Europe. The Norman castle built in the north-west corner was held by the Mauduit family through their office of royal chamberlain. The manor was the central hub of the Portsdown castle service network, with multiple surrounding manors owing armed men for its defence in time of war.

A sub-manor in Southwick parish held by the family of Wanstead from the mid-thirteenth century. The holders owed castle service at Portchester: one man armed for eight days in time of war. The manor passed through the Dawtry and Bennett families before being absorbed into the Southwick estate under the Thistlethwayte family.

Wyker, also known as Wiccor or Wykes, was a sub-manor within Portchester parish held by Titchfield Abbey from c.1230 until the Dissolution. It was granted to Thomas, Earl of Southampton, for life in 1550, then to John White of Southwick in 1556, after which it followed the descent of Southwick manor.