# Little Gatcombe

> Little Gatcombe is an English manorial lordship in the Parish of Wymering, Hampshire, now within the city of Portsmouth. The manor has been documented since the thirteenth century. The lords held by grand serjeanty from the Crown, owing armed military service at Portchester Castle.

## Key Facts

- Location: Parish of Wymering, Hampshire (now Portsmouth)
- First documented: thirteenth century (Fulk de Wymeringes, c.1230s)
- Tenure: grand serjeanty for defence of Portchester Castle
- Twenty-five recorded lords across 550 years
- Notable lords: Edmund Dudley (Speaker of the House of Commons, beheaded 1510), Admiral Sir Roger Curtis (Hero of Gibraltar, Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth)
- Primary source: Victoria County History of Hampshire, Vol. 3, pp. 165-170
- The lordship is an incorporeal hereditament, distinct from any land or buildings
- Gatcombe House (Grade II listed, rebuilt c.1780) is in separate ownership

## Pages

- Homepage: https://www.littlegatcombe.com/
- Manorial Descent: https://www.littlegatcombe.com/history.html
- Portchester Castle Serjeanty: https://www.littlegatcombe.com/portchester.html
- Edmund Dudley: https://www.littlegatcombe.com/dudley.html
- Admiral Sir Roger Curtis: https://www.littlegatcombe.com/curtis.html
- The Lordship: https://www.littlegatcombe.com/the-lordship.html
- Sources: https://www.littlegatcombe.com/sources.html
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