Briddlesford Manor
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Briddlesford Manor is a manor house on the Isle of Wight
, situated in the parish of Arreton
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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
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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. 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.
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.
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
, situated in the parish of Arreton
Arreton
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.-Name:The settlement has had different names and different spellings over the years...
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It lies in the low ground to the north of the down at the northern end of the parish. Before the Conquest
Conquest
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it had been held by Unlof of King Edward, but in 1086 it was in the possession of William son of Azor (landowner)
Azor (landowner)
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...
, 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
Carisbrooke Castle
Carisbrooke Castle is a historic motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke, near Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Charles I was imprisoned at the castle in the months prior to his trial.-Early history:...
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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
Quarr Abbey
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 "Kor" . It belongs to the Order of St Benedict. The present imposing brick construction was completed in 1912. A community of about a dozen monks maintains...
and Thomas de Aula confirmed to the abbey the land in Briddlesford which William de Parco had given. Towards the end of the 13th century it was held by the Lisles of Wootton
Wootton
Wootton is an English place name meaning place by the wood. The standard pronunciation rhymes the first syllable with foot.-Places:Places in England called Wootton:*Wootton, Bedfordshire*Wootton, Dorset*Wootton, Hampshire, village near Basingstoke...
, and it has since followed the same descent as Wootton. As of 1912 it was in the possession of Col. Stephenson Clarke.
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.