Woolston, Hampshire

Historical Description

Woolston, a chapelry in St Mary Extra parish, Hants, with a station on the L. & S.W.R., 79 miles from London. It lies ESE of Southampton, from which it is separated by the river Itchen. It was constituted in 1864, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Southampton. Population of the ecclesiastical district, 3538. Much of the land was formerly open heath, but is now occupied by houses. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester; net value, £300 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church was built in 1864, is in the Decorated English style, and has been enlarged. There are Presbyterian and Wesleyan chapels, and an Oddfellows' hall.

Administration

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

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

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Woolston from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Woolstone)

Land and Property

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

Maps

Online maps of Woolston 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)