Portswood, Hampshire
Historical Description
Portswood, an ecclesiastical parish taken out of the original parish of South Stoneham, Hants. Its name is derived from the old Roman Port at the mouth of the Itclien, and it lies half a mile from Swathling station on the L. & S.W.R., within Southampton borough, 2 miles NNE of Southampton town. It has a post office under Southampton; money order and telegraph office, Bevois Hill. Population of Christchurch, 2846; of St Deny's, 4509 The parish was constituted in 1848, and was divided into two in 1867. Christ Church, which is frequently called " Highfield Church," was erected in 1844, and has been twice enlarged. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Winchester; gross value, £300 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. St Deny's Church, erected in 1868, is a brick building in the Gothic style, and has been enlarged. The living is a vicarage; net value, £300. Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The Cobden Free Bridge over the Itchen was erected at the cost of The National Liberal Land Company, and opened in 1883. It crosses the river in five spans of 72½ feet each.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Hampshire | |
Civil parish | South Stoneham | |
Poor Law union | South Stoneham |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Portswood from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Portswood)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Hampshire (County Southampton) is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Portswood 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.