All its Domesday manors were fertile but small and poor — the three small manors held by the Abbey of St Valery, Geoffrey de Mandeville, and Ralph de Tony each had a single ploughteam in 1066.
Matching from the mid-medieval period had four manor houses, which now stand on or near their medieval sites.

Matching Hall is one of the four and one of three Grade II* architecture buildings in the old village centre, which is dominated by the church and is a cul-de-sac also accessible by footpaths.
 Richard de Montfichet held the manor in 1260.

Housham Hall is timber-framed but encased in brick in the 18th century and was William de Warenne's in 1086, one of two manors in the feudal system recorded as "Ovesham" in the Domesday Book.
 Its more formal manor house, indicating 17th century wealth in the estate, Housham Tye, dates from the 17th century but was greatly enlarged in the 19th and the early 20th century.
 The Hall's free chapel had remains visible in 1720 south of the moat.

Parvills Farm, anciently "Parvilles", may have originated as a free tenement of Matching Hall manor, and was held in the 13th century by the Pereville (later Parvill) family — Agnes de Pereville gifted 50 acres (20 ha) of land in Matching to her son, Peter of Wakering.
In 1341 it was held by this family oflocal landlord Maurice de Berkeley.
In 1624 Parvills belonged to Edward Covell.
In the 1840s Parvills Farm, comprising 32 acres (13 ha) in Matching and 41 acres (17 ha) in Hatfield Broad Oak, was owned by the Reverend John Connop.
In the later 19th century it was acquired as part of the Down Hall estate, in which it passed until it was sold in 1920 to the Scantlebury family, who held it until at least 1982.
The old house was used as farm cottages until 1945, when it was demolished after a fire.

Stock Hall: John of Essex in 1286 leased land matching the site description to John Marsh (de Marisco): an estate of about 150 acres (61 ha) in Matching and Roding.
Ralph of Hengham in 1308 leased for life, from John Stock of Black Notley and his wife Margaret, 129 acres (52 ha) in Matching and Abbess Roding, which clarifies to which Roding the earlier place name relates.

Watermans Hall is also mentioned in the church parish but its whereabouts is unknown, A deserted moated site where a manor house may have been contained is at Gunnetts Green but no evidence of building can be seen.

A guild is recorded at Matching in the twelfth year of Elizabeth I's reign.

All the owners of Down Hall, Down Hall Hotel today, which has a Grade II*-listed building and Grade II-listed parkland just north of the church in Hatfield Heath parish played a major part in the land ownership and church donations system of poor relief in Matching.
 Between 1803 and 1817 the annual average poor relief was £737, with peaks of £1,216 in 1813 and £1,084 in 1817.
 Matching became part of Epping poor law union in 1836.

The Welsh poet and clergyman, John Morgan, was curate (1713 –1728) and then vicar (1728–1733 or 1734) here, and as a result gained the nickname "John Morgan Matchin".
All its Domesday manors were fertile but small and poor — the three small manors held by the Abbey of St Valery, Geoffrey de Mandeville, and Ralph de Tony each had a single ploughteam in 1066. Matching from the mid-medieval period had four manor houses, which now stand on or near their medieval sites.
Matching Hall is one of the four and one of three Grade II* architecture buildings in the old village centre, which is dominated by the church and is a cul-de-sac also accessible by footpaths.  Richard de Montfichet held the manor in 1260.
Housham Hall is timber-framed but encased in brick in the 18th century and was William de Warenne's in 1086, one of two manors in the feudal system recorded as "Ovesham" in the Domesday Book.  Its more formal manor house, indicating 17th century wealth in the estate, Housham Tye, dates from the 17th century but was greatly enlarged in the 19th and the early 20th century.  The Hall's free chapel had remains visible in 1720 south of the moat.
Parvills Farm, anciently "Parvilles", may have originated as a free tenement of Matching Hall manor, and was held in the 13th century by the Pereville (later Parvill) family — Agnes de Pereville gifted 50 acres (20 ha) of land in Matching to her son, Peter of Wakering. In 1341 it was held by this family oflocal landlord Maurice de Berkeley. In 1624 Parvills belonged to Edward Covell. In the 1840s Parvills Farm, comprising 32 acres (13 ha) in Matching and 41 acres (17 ha) in Hatfield Broad Oak, was owned by the Reverend John Connop. In the later 19th century it was acquired as part of the Down Hall estate, in which it passed until it was sold in 1920 to the Scantlebury family, who held it until at least 1982. The old house was used as farm cottages until 1945, when it was demolished after a fire.
Stock Hall: John of Essex in 1286 leased land matching the site description to John Marsh (de Marisco): an estate of about 150 acres (61 ha) in Matching and Roding. Ralph of Hengham in 1308 leased for life, from John Stock of Black Notley and his wife Margaret, 129 acres (52 ha) in Matching and Abbess Roding, which clarifies to which Roding the earlier place name relates.
Watermans Hall is also mentioned in the church parish but its whereabouts is unknown, A deserted moated site where a manor house may have been contained is at Gunnetts Green but no evidence of building can be seen.
A guild is recorded at Matching in the twelfth year of Elizabeth I's reign.
All the owners of Down Hall, Down Hall Hotel today, which has a Grade II*-listed building and Grade II-listed parkland just north of the church in Hatfield Heath parish played a major part in the land ownership and church donations system of poor relief in Matching.  Between 1803 and 1817 the annual average poor relief was £737, with peaks of £1,216 in 1813 and £1,084 in 1817.  Matching became part of Epping poor law union in 1836.
The Welsh poet and clergyman, John Morgan, was curate (1713 –1728) and then vicar (1728–1733 or 1734) here, and as a result gained the nickname "John Morgan Matchin".
Matching, Essex