Heckfield, Hampshire
Historical Description
Heckfield, a village and a parish in Hants. The village stands near the river Loddon and the boundary with Berks, 5½ miles NW of Winchfield station on the L. & S.W.R., and 5½ N by W of Odiham. It has a post and telegraph office under Winchfield; money order office, Swallowfield. The parish comprises 3232 acres; population, 564. Heckfield House is a chief residence. Part of Stratfieldsaye Park, the seat of the Duke of Wellington, is within the limits. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester; value, £280 with residence. Patron, New College, Oxford. The church is ancient, with a massive tower, was well repaired in 1830— and again in 1877, and contains a fine font and some interesting monuments. The vicarage of Mattingley is a separate benefice. There is a monument in this parish to the Duke of Wellington, standing nearly 80 feet high.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Hampshire | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Heckfield St. Michael | |
| Hundred | Holdshott | |
| Poor Law union | Hartley-Wintney |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Heckfield from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Heckfield (St. Michael))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Hampshire (County Southampton) is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Heckfield 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.