Itchel manor of the Bishop of Worcester

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Ichull

In the civil parish of Crondall. In the historic county of Hampshire (Modern Authority of Hampshire, 1974 county of Hampshire).

Thompson lists as a residential manor of the bishop of Worcester. A stop on the regular journeys to London. Presumable on site occupied by Itchel Manor (demolished in 1954) for which a Tudor gateway remains. Medieval deerpark.
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)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SU785492

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 52124 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

• Books
  • Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p120, 187
    Page, Wm (ed), 1911, VCH, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Vol4 p7 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56735
• Other sources, 'grey' literature, unpublished works, etc. (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
  • 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 http://ethos.bl.uk ]