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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.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyHampshire 
Civil parishFawley 
HundredBishops Waltham 
Poor Law unionNew 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:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Hampshire newspapers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitations of Hampshire, 1530, 1575, & 1622-34 is available to view on the Heraldry page.

DistrictNew Forest
CountyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtSO45
Post TownSouthampton

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