Sidmonton or Sydmonton, Hampshire
Historical Description
Sidmonton or Sydmonton, a parish in Hants, 3 miles W by S of Kingsclere, and 1 mile from Burghclere station on the G.W.R. Post town, Newbury. Acreage, 2145; population, 137. The manor belonged to Romsey Abbey, and was bought by Sir John Kingsmill in Henry VIII.'s reign. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Echinswell, in the diocese of Winchester. The church was rebuilt in 1853, three Norman arches from the old church being built into it.
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Hampshire (County Southampton) is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Sidmonton or Sydmonton 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.