Owslebury, Hampshire
Historical Description
Owslebury, a village and a parish in Hants. The village stands 4 miles from Shawford station on the L. & S.W.R., and 5 SSE of Winchester. It has a post office under Winchester; money order and telegraph office, Winchester. The parish contains also the hamlets of Baybridge and Hurst Common. Acreage, 5413; population of the civil parish, 764; of the ecclesiastical, 521. There is a parish council consisting of six members. Longwood House belongs to the Earl of Northesk. Marwell Hall is a handsome residence, and contains some fine pictures. It is of historical note, as it was here that Henry VIII. married Lady Jane Seymour, and the tragedy of the " Old Oak Chest" or " The Mistletoe Bough " took place. A residence of the bishops of Winchester was anciently at Marwell Manor Farm, but is now represented by only plain doorways of the 14th and 15th centuries, and a moat. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester; net value, £150 with residence. The church is Early Decorated English, and cruciform; has been restored; has a central tower; and was one of the last churches in Hants in which mass was celebrated. The vicarage of Golden Common is a separate benefice. There is a Methodist chapel at Baybridge.
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 | Owslebury St. Andrew | |
| Hundred | Fawley | |
| Poor Law union | Winchester |
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 Owslebury from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Owslebury (St. Andrew))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Hampshire (County Southampton) is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Owslebury 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.