Colemore or Colmer, Hampshire

Historical Description

Colemore or Colmer, a parish in Hants, 6 miles S by W of Alton station on the L. & S.W.R. Post town and money order office, Alton; telegraph office, Privett. .Acreage, 1472; population, 87. The surface is hilly. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Priors-Dean, in the diocese of Winchester; joint net value, £331 with residence. The church is good. The learned John Greaves was the eldest son of John Greaves, who was rector 1609-16. The manor was given by King John to Southwick Priory. At the dissolution it was granted to Queen Katherine Howard, and afterwards to Edward Elvington. In 1601 it belonged to the Compton family located at Priors Dean, and in 1657, through the death of Compton Tichborne (grandson of Sir John Compton) without issue, came to the Tichborne family.

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 County	Hampshire
Hundred	Barton Stacey
Poor Law union	Petersfield

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 Colemore or Colmer from the following:

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

Land and Property

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

Maps

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Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
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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

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Visitations Heraldic

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