Tudor courtier and administrator who managed the post-Dissolution disposal of Hyde Abbey's lands and built an estate at Titchfield.

His documented connection with Abbots Barton is through the Crown estate and the grant or assignment of the lease to Walter Chaundler.

Research sources:
- Nigel Fradgley, Elaine Lewis and Edward Roberts, 'The Chamber over the Hall: Two Early, Post-Medieval Houses in Hampshire', Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society, Proceedings, vol. 51 (1995), pp. 116-123, citing Hampshire Record Office, 5M53/313; Winchester City Council, 'Abbotts Barton - Planning Framework'. — https://www.hantsfieldclub.org.uk/publications/hampshirestudies/digital/1990s/vol51/Fradgley%26others.pdf

The 1545 grant evidence predates his creation as Earl of Southampton, so the holder is styled by his name with the later title added for identification.

Research sources:
- Hampshire Record Office, Wriothesley Deeds, vol. 2, p. 131, as cited in Gibbons, The English Reformation and the Dissolution of the Monasteries, discussion of the 1545 authorization; Winchester City Council, Abbots Worthy Conservation Area Technical Assessment. — https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/4242/1/WRAP_THESIS_Gibbons_1999.pdf
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Wriothesley,_1st_Earl_of_Southampton