Wymering Manor Established

c. 1150

Wymering Manor, the oldest surviving building in Portsmouth, was built during the twelfth century on the site of an earlier Saxon hall. The manor house stands on Old Wymering Lane and has been modified many times over the centuries. It served as the centre of the manor of Wymering, a separate hamlet west of Cosham. The building has thick stone walls, a medieval hall core and later additions from the Tudor and Stuart periods. It has been used at various times as a farmhouse, a youth hostel and a community venue.