Itchel manor of the Bishop of Worcester (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Ichull; Itchell

In the civil parish of Crondall.
In the historic county of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Modern Authority of Hampshire.
1974 county of Hampshire.
Medieval County of Hampshire.

OS Map Grid Reference: SU785492
Latitude 51.23700° Longitude -0.87698°

Itchel manor of the Bishop of Worcester has been described as a Palace although is doubtful that it was such.

There are no visible remains.

Description

Thompson lists as a residential manor of the bishop of Worcester. A stop on the regular journeys to London.

The manor house at Itchel (Crondall parish, Hants) which features in Thompson's gazetteer, was not a diocesan residence. The manor was in the hands of Walter Giffard, Bishop of Bath & Wells and later Archbishop of York, and on his death in 1279 it went to his brother, Godfrey, Bishop of Worcester. Godfrey's register suggests that he stayed here on a number of occasions (VCH Hants IV: 7). (Payne)

Itchel House. Medieval deer park from 1272/2. Post medieval landscaped park with possible association with 'Capability' Brown. (Hampshire AHBR)

Itchel Manor (house demolished 1954). Laid out by Capability Brown. Greenhouse, built 1840, still in use. Tudor Gateway remains. Ref: V.C.H., Vol. 4, p.117. {sic} (Hampshire Treasures)

Sources of information, references and further reading

County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 52124.

Books
- Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p. 120, 187
  Page, Wm (ed), 1911, VCH Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Vol. 4 p. 7 online transcription
Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
- Baigent, F.J. (ed.), 1891, A collection of records and documents relating to the hundred and manor of Crondal in the county of Southampton. Part I: Historical and manorial (Hampshire Record Society 3) p. 408
Other sources: Theses; 'grey' literature; in-house reports; unpublished works; etc.
- Payne, Naomi, 2003, The medieval residences of the bishops of Bath and Wells, and Salisbury (PhD Thesis University of Bristol) Appendix B: List of Medieval Bishop's Palaces in England and Wales (available via EThOS)

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