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Longparish, Hampshire

Historical Description

Longparish or Middleton, a village and a parish in Hants. The village stands on the river Test or Antou, 4 miles SWof Whitchurch, has a station on the L. &S.W.R., 65 from London, and a post, money order, and telegraph office under Whitchurch. The parish contains the tithings of East Aston, West Aston, Forton, and Middleton. Acreage, 5329; population, 799. The manor belongs to the Widmore family. Longparish House is a chief residence. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester; value, £193. The church is ancient. There are Baptist, Wesleyan, and Primitive Methodist chapels.

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 
Ecclesiastical parishLongparish St. Nicholas 
HundredWherwell 
Poor Law unionAndover 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Longparish from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Hampshire (County Southampton) is available to browse.


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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Villages, Hamlets, &c

Aston, East and West

Visitations Heraldic

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

DistrictTest Valley
CountyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtSP11
Post TownAndover

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