Briddlesford Manor

Briddlesford Manor
Briddlesford Manor
Former names	Bridlesford
Alternative names	Breilesford
General information
Type	Manor house
Location	Isle of Wight
Country	United Kingdom

Last updated March 16, 2019

Briddlesford Manor (also Breilesford, Bridlesford, Britilsford), is a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated in the parish of Arreton.

Isle of Wight County and island of England

The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest and second-most populous island in England. It is in the English Channel, between 2 and 5 miles off the coast of Hampshire, separated by the Solent. The island has resorts that have been holiday destinations since Victorian times, and is known for its mild climate, coastal scenery, and verdant landscape of fields, downland and chines.

Arreton is a village and civil parish in the central eastern part of the Isle of Wight, England. It is about 3 miles south east of Newport.

It lies in the low ground to the north of the down at the northern end of the parish. Before the Conquest it had been held by Unlof of King Edward, but in 1086 it was in the possession of William son of Azor (landowner), being in the tenancy of Nigel. The overlordship followed the same descent as Yaverland until 1331–2, and after that time the manor was held of the honour of Carisbrooke Castle.^[1]

Azor was one of the most powerful English landowners at the time of Edward the Confessor in the 11th century. He was a kinsman and chamberlain of Brihtheah, a bishop of Worcester and a former abbot of Pershore. He owned property from Lincolnshire down to the Isle of Wight in many counties and like another great landowner of the times, Toki, he also owned urban property in addition to his vast possession of lavish country estates. He is mentioned in the Domesday Book and appears in countless histories of English counties along with his sons, Goscelin, William, and Henry who inherited his estates after his death. The sons in particular are linked with the early histories of many of the major manor houses on the Isle of Wight.

Carisbrooke Castle is a historic motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, England. Charles I was imprisoned at the castle in the months prior to his trial.

The manor lapsed to the overlord Thomas de Aula in 1204 on account of the felony of William de Briddlesford, the tenant. It had evidently formerly belonged to the family of de Parco, for Walter de Parco granted land in the manor to the abbey of Quarr and Thomas de Aula confirmed to the abbey the land in Briddlesford which William de Parco had given.^[1] Towards the end of the 13th century it was held by the Lisles of Wootton, and it has since followed the same descent as Wootton. As of 1912 it was in the possession of Col. Stephenson Clarke.^[1]

Quarr Abbey monastery on the Isle of Wight in southern England

Quarr Abbey is a monastery between the villages of Binstead and Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight in southern England. The name is pronounced as "Kwor". It belongs to the Catholic Order of St Benedict.

Wootton is a large village, civil parish and electoral ward with about 3,000 residents on the Isle of Wight, first recorded around the year 1086.

In the reign of Elizabeth Thomas Lisle, second son of Thomas Lisle of Wootton, went to live at Briddlesford, and, Sir John Oglander says, built the house.^[1]

Sir John Oglander was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1625 to 1629. He is now remembered as a diarist.

Related Research Articles

Dibden is a small village in Hampshire, England, which dates from the Middle Ages. It is dominated by the nearby settlements of Hythe and Dibden Purlieu. It is in the civil parish of Hythe and Dibden. It lies on the eastern edge of the New Forest in a valley, which runs into Southampton Water.

Ellingham is a small village near Ringwood in Hampshire, England, west of the New Forest National Park. It is in the civil parish of Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley. Ellingham is most famous for the story of Alice Lisle, who was executed by the infamous Judge Jeffreys in 1685, on the charge of harbouring fugitives after the defeat of the Monmouth Rebellion.

Haseley Manor is a 14th-century, Grade 2* listed property located in Arreton on the Isle of Wight.

Arreton Manor is a manor house in Arreton, Isle of Wight, England. Its history is traced to 872 AD to the time of King Alfred the Great and his parents. It was left by King Alfred by his will to his youngest son Aethelweard. Once owned by William the Conqueror, as mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086, in the 12th century it became part of Quarr Abbey and was used by the monks for over 400 years. In 1525 it was leased to the Leigh family. The manor was rebuilt between 1595 and 1612. Built in Jacobean style, it is in the shape of a "H". It is also widely known on the Isle of Wight in folklore for its paranormal activity, particularly the ghost of a young girl named Annabelle Leigh who was murdered at the manor by her own brother in 1560.

The Great Budbridge Manor is a manor house just south of Merstone, near Arreton, Isle of Wight, England. Fish ponds on the grounds appear medieval.

Haven Street Manor is a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated at Havenstreet within the Newchurch parish.

Cleaveland Manor is a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated within the Victoria parish.

Wackland Manor, is a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated in the Newchurch parish. It was held in the 13th century under the Lisles of Wootton, but in 1311–12 was said to be held of Ralph de Gorges of Knighton Gorges Manor. At the end of the 13th century it was held by John de la Brigge, from whom it passed with Bridge Court (q.v.) to the Kingstons. It followed the descent of Kingston until 1424, when Robert Dingley and Lewis Meux conveyed it to John Taillour, who was returned in 1431 as holding Wackland. Its descent has not been traced from that time until the end of the 18th century. Some time before 1786 it must have been in the possession of Thomas Davis, as he left a charge of 20s. upon it for charities. In the early part of the 19th century Wackland was the residence of a hunting farmer, well known as 'Squire' Thatcher, who kept and hunted a pack of harriers. Mr. E. Carter was lord of Wackland in 1878, and as of 1912 it belonged to the trustees of the late Mr. Thomas F. Perrott.

Combley Manor is a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated in the parish of Arreton. It lies in the low ground to the north of Arreton Down, and mostly consists of woodland and pasture. Its first appearance is in a deed between its then owner Simon Fitz Hubert and the convent of Quarr exchanging it for the somewhat insignificant holding of Blackland. It remained in the possession of Quarr Abbey until its dissolution, but does not appear as a manor till quite late in the 15th century; indeed, in the valuation of Quarr Abbey lands in 1536 it is entered as 'a farm called Combley in Atherton parish.' In February 1537 Combley, called a manor, was granted in fee to Thomas Wriothesley, and it subsequently followed the same descent as Haseley.

Hale Manor is a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated in the parish of Arreton. It forms the south-eastern portion of the parish adjoining Newchurch, and comprises the high ground to the south of the River Yar above Horringford.

Horringford Manor is a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated in the parish of Arreton.

Huffingford Manor is a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated in the parish of Arreton.

Rookley Manor is a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated in the parish of Arreton. Though originally in Godshill parish, it is now included for the greater part in the boundaries of South Arreton.

Blackpan Manor is a manor house in the parish of Brading on the Isle of Wight.

Hardingshute Manor is a manor house in the parish of Brading on the Isle of Wight.

Park Manor is a manor house in the parish of Brading on the Isle of Wight.

Durton Manor was a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated in the parish of Arreton.

Perreton Manor is a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated in the parish of Arreton.

Bonchurch Manor is a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated in the parish of Bonchurch.

Luccombe Manor was a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated in the parish of Bonchurch.

References

This article includes text incorporated from William Page's "A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5 (1912)", a publication now in the public domain

1 2 3 4 Page, William (1912). "A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5. Victoria County History. Parishes: Arreton". University of London & History of Parliament Trust, accessed through British History Online. pp. 139–151. Retrieved 6 July 2011.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[british-history.ac.uk1912-1] 1 2 3 4 Page, William (1912). "A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5. Victoria County History. Parishes: Arreton". University of London & History of Parliament Trust, accessed through British History Online. pp. 139–151. Retrieved 6 July 2011.