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Hambledon, Hampshire

Historical Description

Hambledon, a village and a parish in Hants. The village stands 8 miles from Havant station on the L. & S.W.R., and 8 from Cosham, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Portsmouth. It is a considerable place, with many good shops. The parish contains also the tithings of Den-mead, Ervills, Chidden, and Glidden. Acreage, 9447; population of the civil parish, 2026; of the ecclesiastical, 1181. There are numerous mansions and villas. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester; commuted value, £675 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is partly Saxon, partly Norman, and the rest Early English, in good condition, with a tower and six bells, and contains several monuments and painted windows; it was well restored in 1876. Four ancient chapels were in the four tithings, and have left some remains. There are some barrows on the neighbouring downs. The parish was divided for ecclesiastical purposes in 1880, and the southern portion made a separate benefice under the name of Denmead. The church is a small Decorated structure, and the incumbent has £300 a year with a good house and grounds.

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 parishHambledon St. Peter 
HundredMeon-Stoke 
Poor Law unionDroxford 

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


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

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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

Barn Green

Visitations Heraldic

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

DistrictWinchester
CountyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtPO7
Post TownWaterlooville

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