Elvetham, Hampshire
Historical Description
Elvetham, a parish in Hants, near Hartford Bridge hamlet, Hartley-Wintney village, and Winchfield station on the L. & S.W.R., 4½ miles NE by N of Odiham. Post town, Winchfield; money order and telegraph office, Hartley Wintney. Acreage, 3278; population, 418. Elvetham Hall is the seat of Lord Calthorpe; was the scene of a famous entertainment of three days' duration by the Earl of Hertford to Queen Elizabeth, almost vying with the still more famous one of Kenilworth; was nearly rebuilt, as well as internally redecorated, in 1863 and preceding years, and presents a very imposing general appearance. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester; net value, £160 with residence. Patron, Lord Calthorpe. The church is old but good, and there are charities amounting to about £70. There is also a small church at Hartford Bridge, built in 1876.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Hampshire | |
| Hundred | Odiham | |
| Poor Law union | Hartley-Wintney |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Elvetham 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 Elvetham 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)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Hampshire newspapers online:
- Portsmouth Evening News
- Hampshire Telegraph
- Hampshire Advertiser
- Hampshire Chronicle
- Aldershot Military Gazette
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitations of Hampshire, 1530, 1575, & 1622-34 is available to view on the Heraldry page.