Hythe, Hampshire
Historical Description
Hythe, a village in the civil parish of Fawley, Hants, but constituting a distinct ecclesiastical parish since 1841, when the old chapelry was formed into' a vicarage, and a certain portion of the old parish of Fawley was assigned to it. The village stands on the W side of Southampton water, 4 miles S of Southampton station on the L. & S.W.R., and maintains almost hourly communication with that town by steamer. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Southampton. Population of the ecclesiastical parish, 683. A high ground above it commands a beautiful and extensive view. A pier of over 2000 feet in length was constructed in 1879. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester; net value,, £60 with residence. Patron, the Rector of Fawley. There are a Congregational chapel, an Oddfellows' hall, and police station. The church was erected in 1874, and is in the Early English style of architecture.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Hampshire | |
Civil parish | Fawley | |
Hundred | Bishops Waltham | |
Poor Law union | New Forest |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Hythe from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Hampshire (County Southampton) is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Hythe are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Hampshire newspapers online:
- Portsmouth Evening News
- Hampshire Telegraph
- Hampshire Advertiser
- Hampshire Chronicle
- Aldershot Military Gazette
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitations of Hampshire, 1530, 1575, & 1622-34 is available to view on the Heraldry page.