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Cheriton, Hampshire

Historical Description

Cheriton, a village and a parish in Hants. The village stands 3 miles S by W of New Alresford station on the L. & S.W.R., and 6— E of Winchester, has a post office under Alresford, and was the scene of a battle in 1644 called Alresford fight. The parish comprises 3269 acres; population, 596. The surface is partly hilly. The living is a rectory, united with the perpetual curacy of Titchbourn, in the diocese of Winchester; net value, £496, in the gift of the Crown. The united population is 897. The church is Early English, and has a tower partly transition Norman, partly modern. It was restored in 1879. There is a Congregational chapel.

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 parishCheriton St. Michael 
HundredFawley 
Poor Law unionAlresford 

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 Cheriton 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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Visitations Heraldic

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

DistrictWinchester
CountyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtSO24
Post TownAlresford

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