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Beaumonds was a reputed manor in Farlington parish in the sixteenth century, possibly derived from the lands of John Beaumond recorded in 1316. Elizabeth Pound died seised of part of Beaumonds in 1511. Her son William, aged 37, succeeded. The descent thereafter followed Farlington manor.

Bedhampton lies in the south-east corner of Portsdown hundred, bounded to the south by Langstone Harbour. King Egbert granted the manor to Winchester Cathedral in the ninth century, from which it passed to Hyde Abbey. The descent ran through the Fitz Herbert family, the Despensers, the earls of Kent, and the Holland and Beaufort families before merging with the Crown on the death of Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, in 1509.

A sub-manor within Southwick parish, possibly derived from the Domesday holding of William Mauduit. The Belanney family held it in the thirteenth century. It passed through the Sturmy, Holt, and Pound families before merging with the main Southwick manor through the marriage of Mary Pound to Edward White. Courts leet were held as late as 1803.

The principal manor of Boarhunt parish, held at Domesday by Tezelin under Hugh de Port. The Boarhunt family held it from the early thirteenth century until 1365, when Bernard de Brocas and his wife Mary conveyed it to William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester. Wykeham granted it to Southwick Priory in 1369. At the Dissolution it passed to Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, then to John White of Southwick. It followed the descent of Southwick manor thereafter.

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.

Crookhorn, historically known as Creuquer, was a small manor within Farlington parish. Its descent was identical to Farlington until 1312, when it was returned to John de Gimises on the death of John de Berewyk. Forfeited for Gimises's felony, it was granted to Hugh le Despenser for life in 1317 and subsequently followed the descent of Farlington. Crookhorn Farm, near Purbrook, is its probable site.

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.

East Cosham was held at Domesday by Anschitel son of Osmund. It passed through the Maundeville family to Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester, who assigned it in free alms to Titchfield Abbey. After the Dissolution it was granted to Henry Wriothesley. The property passed through the Joliffe, Wrenford and Meller families before Thomas Gosling sold it to Thomas Thistlethwayte in 1821.

Farlington was held by the Curci family in the late twelfth century. It passed through the Merlay, Berewyk, and Upton families before Hugh le Despenser acquired it in 1320. Southwick Priory held the manor from 1348 until the Dissolution. The Pound family received it in 1540, and it descended through the Wolfe, Smith, Taylor, Keith, and Walker families to the Deverell family.

Frendstaple, also known as Stakes, was a sub-manor within Farlington parish. Its descent followed Farlington until 1480, when William Gunter acquired it. The Gunter family held it until the mid-seventeenth century. In 1820 Stakes Farm was purchased by William Taylor and the hamlet of Stakes Hill by John Hulbert. The Hulbert family held Stakes Hill Lodge at the date of VCH publication.

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.

A sub-manor in Southwick parish held by Southwick Priory. It originated from Peter de Cosham's serjeanty in Cosham. The prior held a virgate and a half at Newland in the thirteenth century. Granted to John White of Southwick in 1546, after which it followed the descent of Southwick manor. Represented by Newlands Farm.

Paulsgrove was a hamlet on the northern shore of Portsmouth Harbour within Wymering parish, Portsdown hundred. First documented in a fine of 1318 as "Palegrove", the name survived in Paulsgrove Lake and Paulsgrove Quay. Local tradition held that St Paul landed here on a visit to England. The settlement shared the manorial descent of Wymering.

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.

Purbrook was a hamlet in the northwest of Farlington parish, Portsdown hundred, at the foot of Portsdown Hill on the London to Portsmouth road. It shared the manorial descent of Farlington, passing through the Merlay, Despenser, Southwick Priory, Pound, and Deverell families. The settlement was surrounded by copses formerly part of the Forest of Bere.

Southwick was granted to Southwick Priory in 1133 and remained with the Augustinian canons until the Dissolution in 1538. The site passed to John White, then to the Norton family, and from 1733 to the Thistlethwayte family. Southwick House served as the advance headquarters of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) in 1944, where General Eisenhower took the decision to launch D-Day.

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.

West Boarhunt was held by Earl Roger at the time of Domesday. The overlordship passed to the Earls of Arundel. By the reign of Henry III, Southwick Priory held the manor as half a fee of the old feoffment. The priory retained West Boarhunt until the Dissolution in 1538. The manor was granted to Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, in 1543, who alienated it to John White of Southwick in 1544.

Widley developed from the two hides held by Geoffrey under Hugh de Port at Domesday, assessed at Cosham. It passed through the earls of Albemarle, the Scures family, and the Uvedale family. The Uvedales were deprived of two-thirds of their lands for recusancy in 1605. The Thistlethwayte family acquired the manor in the early nineteenth century.

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.

Ancient demesne of the Crown at Domesday. Wymering passed through the Earls of Albemarle, the Botiller family, and the Wayte family before division among six co-heiresses in 1561. The manor was reunited under George Kelly c.1730 and sold to Thomas Thistlethwayte in 1821. The manor house, H-shaped in plan and standing north of the road between Cosham and Fareham, is the oldest domestic building in Portsmouth.