Urchfont was held by the Nunnery of St Mary, Winchester (Nunnaminster) before and after the Conquest. The manor was assessed at 30 hides, of which 6 wre in demesne, and there were 3 mills, 64 acres of meadow, pasture 1 league and a half by half a league, and a similar area of woodland. Nunnaminster retained the manor until the Dissolution.