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===Medieval===

After the [[Norman Conquest]], the Manor of Warblington was given to [[Roger de Montgomery]], [[Earl of Shrewsbury]] as part of the manor of Westbourne. The [[Domesday Book]] lists the latter with two churches, a mill, 29 families and two slaves (about 120 people). There were also seven plough teams, indicating about 850 acres of land under cultivation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Powell-Smith|first=Anna|title=Warblington|website=Open Domesday|publisher=Hull University|access-date=4 August 2023|year=2023|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SU7205/warblington/}}</ref>

The first recorded mention of Emsworth as a separate entity was in AD 1216, when [[John, King of England|King John]] divided the manor of Warblington, accepting annual rent of 'a pair of gilt spurs yearly' from [[Aguillon family|William Aguillon]] for land at ''Emelsworth''. In AD 1239, [[Henry III of England|Henry III]] granted the town a weekly market on Wednesdays and an annual fair on 7 July. The town was mentioned in a [[patent roll]] of a hospital in the Hermitage area in AD 1251.<ref name=timeline>{{cite web|author=Emsworth Museum|title=Emsworth Timeline|website=Exploring Emsworth Museum|url=https://emsworthmuseum.org.uk/emcms/exhibits/show/history-of-emsworth/emsworth-timeline|access-date=4 August 2023|date=2022}}</ref>

In AD 1341 Emsworth was designated as one of five English towns required to provide a ship for defence of the [[Channel Islands]]. It was designated as a customs landing for [[Chichester]] in AD 1346 and in AD 1348 was investigated by a special commission for smuggling.<ref name=timeline/><ref name="Newell">Newell, Linda. Uncovering the Past…..Emsworth, Oysters and Men. (Emsworth Museum: 2006).</ref>