A mention of Itchen Stoke was made in 960Ad when King Edgar gave the manor to the Bishop of Winchester. And by the time Edward the Confessor came to the throne the land was in the hands of Romsey Abbey which is confirmed by an entry int he Domesday Book and it remained in the hands of Romsey until 1539 the time of the Dissolution.

The manor was then granted to Sir William Paulet who became the Marquis of Winchester in 1551 and remained with the Marquises of Winchester until  the Commonwealth period.

Much of the property in the hand of the Royalists were confiscated by the Parliamentarians and Itchen Stoke was gifted to Walter Strickland and others and at the Restoration the fifth Marquess of Winchester claimed the manor; his son was created Duke of Bolton in 1689 and the land belong to successive Dukes of Bolton till the 19th century and sold to Alexander Baring who was later to become Lord Ashburton in 1835.

Hugh de Port held the Manor of Abbotstone at the time of the Domesday Survey and it stayed in his family for 700 years finally leaving the de Ports in the first part of the 19th century.

Most of the villagers of Itchen Stoke worked the land and they live in thatched cottages until Lord Ashburton built some new ones of brick and flint during the 19th century. and also water was got from a well. On the east side of the village green is Water Lane which drops down to a bridge which replaces a ford that crossed the River Itchen here and a footpath along the riverbank is a favourite route for people wishing to go to Ovington. There was a school here   and a schoolhouse that was constructed of undressed flint at the top of Water Lane where it meets the Alresford to Winchester road and on the opposite side is St Mary's church. Over the porch of this 19th century church can be found a sculpture of Our Lord and there is a large font inside in memory of the young daughter of the architect and is inscribed: The 19th century church is striking outside for its tall lancets and a great rose window. Over the porch is a small sculpture of Our Lord and inside can be found a large font which is in memory of the young daughter of the architect and is inscribed: Oh! for the touch of a vanished hand And the sound of a voice that is still. (Photo courtesy or Frank Appleford) http://www.relax.com.au/~steam

A cottage in Itchen Stoke		(Photo courtesy or Frank Appleford) http://www.relax.com.au/~steam
St Mary's church was built in the French manner with an Aisle-less nave with polygonal, gabled sanctuary and the roof is steep with patterned slates and there is an iron cresting. The church is now in the care of the Redundant Churches Committee. Itchen Stoke Mill is two storeyed building with colour washed brick and an old tile roof. There is also a granary and a barn constructed of flint and brick. There is a bridge over the River Itchen here that has three brick arches and a solid parapet. The Schoolhouse is of two storeys and was built of unknapped flint with a  central rustic flint chimney, The roof par thatched and part old tiles, and it has now been converted into two cottages. Water Lane has become rapidly overgrown and is enclosed with railings and Abbotstone Farm which was the site of the Duke of Bolton's house and garden is now just a rectangular grassed area and part of a pasture. Abbotstone is to the south of the village near the bridge over the Candover stream and the mill and contents were dismantled in 1968 the machinery that was inside the mill was bought by the Museum Service. It is believed that this mill was mentioned in the Domesday Book Pictured right: St Mary's Church HISTORY OF ST MARY'S CHURCH