Durton Manor

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Durton Manor (also Drodintone, 11th century; Dertune, 13th century; Droditone, 14th century) was 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.

Durton, a mile and a half east of Newport, was a manor at the time of Domesday held by Soartin, one of the king's thegns, who had previously held it under King Edward as a freehold.^[1] Of this manor William rented two thirds of a hide. Geoffrey Whyteye died in 1309–10 holding 8 acres of land there of Peter Devercy, lord of East Standen, by knight service, and other land of other overlords. He died without heirs and the tenement probably lapsed to the various overlords.^[1]

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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 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 10 July 2012.

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[british-history.ac.uk1912-1] 1 2 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 10 July 2012.