Swainston Manor

According to historical records, it is documented that the manor of SWAINSTONE, also known as Sweyneston in the 13th century and Swyneston in the 14th century, located in Calbourne, was purportedly bestowed by Egbert, the king of Wessex, in the year 826. This gift consisted of 30 hides ( 120 acres = 1 hide) of land in Calbourne, which were given to the church of Winchester.

The church maintained ownership of the manor throughout the year 1086. Within this context, it is evident that Robert possessed a total of six hides, Herpul possessed two hides, and Alsi, an individual of English origin, possessed three and a half hides.

During the reign of King Edward the Confessor, it is recorded that seven individuals who possessed allodial rights (land held by occupancy of the land as title ) were identified as the proprietors of these parcels of land, which were under the jurisdiction of the bishop. In 1255, Aymer, the elected bishop of Winchester, was granted the privilege of hosting a market on Wednesdays and a fair on the eve, day, and day after St. Mary Magdalen at his estate of Swainstone.

The ownership of the manor was under the jurisdiction of the diocese of Winchester until the year 1284, when the king expressed his dissatisfaction with the election of John Pontoise as the Bishop of Winchester by confiscating the manor of Swainstone. It is certain that Swainstone possessed a manor-house of notable significance throughout the 13th century, as evidenced by the historical records indicating that Edward I, the reigning monarch at the time, resided there for approximately one week in October and November of 1285.

• http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/4734.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swainston_Manor

• http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42080