Upper Clatford, Hampshire
Historical Description
Clatford, Upper, a parish in Hants, 1 mile S of Andover, which is the post town; money order and telegraph office, Lower Clatford. Acreage, 2209; population, 739. It has a station (Clatford) on the L. & S.W.R, between Andover and Southampton, 67 miles from London. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester; value, £525 with residence. The church is Saxon, restored in 1873 at a cost of £1185. In 1890 the chancel was extended, a north aiale built, and the west gallery removed; between the nave and chancel is a double arch, said to be unique. There is a tower with four bells. In the parish is Bury Hill, a Roman encampment with a complete circular mound, superior in preservation to Danebury Hill, another encampment in the vicinity. There is a large iron foundry. Until recently there were paper mills worked by the river Antou. Paper for the Bank of England notes was made here at one time. It is a favourite residential district. There are several good houses, notably Bed Eice Mansion, formerly the residence of Lord Berwick, and Clatford Mills, a mansion built on the site of the old paper mills, fitted entirely with electric light.
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 | Upper Clatford All Saints | |
| Hundred | Andover | |
| Poor Law union | Andover |
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 Upper Clatford from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Clatford, Upper (All Saints))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Hampshire (County Southampton) is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Upper Clatford 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.