AVON TYRELL MANOR

Identity: confirmed — The supplied names identify the historic manor of Avon in Sopley, Hampshire, later known as Avon Tyrrell. Historic England explicitly describes Avon Tyrrell as land formerly belonging to the ancient manor of Avon and cites the 1764 Richard Richardson map of Sir John Webb's estate, described in the archive catalogue as the manor of Avon near Christchurch. The location is distinct from other similarly named Avon or Tyrrell places.
Representative point: 50.8012153, -1.7385221
Basis: documented_manor_house — Avon Tyrrell House/manor site in Sopley. Historic England gives National Grid Reference SU 18267 00311; the corresponding published GPS position is approximately 50.8012153, -1.7385221.
Point confidence: high
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period: 1764 manor estate evidence; earlier extent not securely reconstructed
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: A 1764 map, Richard Richardson's Plan of Sir John Webb's Estate, is documented as a map of the manor of Avon near Christchurch and is held under Hampshire Archives reference 25M65/3/38. Scholarly discussion confirms that it depicts the manor's open-field layout and dispersed holdings. However, the accessible evidence does not provide a sufficiently legible, georeferenced perimeter from which to extract ordered boundary coordinates. The modern Sopley parish, the modern Avon Tyrrell estate, and the registered historic park boundary were not substituted for the historical manorial boundary.
Sources:
- Historic England: Avon Tyrrell, Sopley, List Entry 1001583: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1001583?section=overview — Identifies Avon Tyrrell in Sopley, gives NGR SU 18267 00311, states that the house and gardens occupy land formerly part of the ancient manor of Avon, and cites Richard Richardson's 1764 map of the manor.
- The National Archives Discovery: Avon Tyrell Manor, F239938: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F239938 — Registry authority record for the exact manor name and record identity supplied in the request.
- Hampshire Archives catalogue: 1764 map, reference 25M65/3/38: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N14348358 — Archive record for the 1764 map associated with the manor.
- Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society, Proceedings volume 46: https://www.hantsfieldclub.org.uk/publications/hampshirestudies/digital/1990s/vol46/Stagg.pdf — Lists 25M65/3/38 as Richard Richardson's 1764 Plan of Sir John Webb's Estate, being the Manor of Avon near Christchurch.
- Hampshire Field Club, Gazetteer of Composite Estates in Hampshire: https://www.hantsfieldclub.org.uk/publications/hampshirestudies/digital/2000s/vol56/Waight.pdf — Describes the 1764 map as showing the open-field layout of Sir John Webb's compleat manor of Avon near Christchurch and notes dispersed freehold strips within it.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- No defensible historical manor polygon could be extracted from the accessible sources.
- The 1764 manor map is documented but was not available in sufficiently legible, georeferenced form for boundary digitisation.
- Do not use the modern Sopley parish boundary, the modern Avon Tyrrell estate boundary, or the Historic England registered park-and-garden boundary as the manor boundary.