Woodcott or Woodcutt, Hampshire

Historical Description

Woodcott or Woodcutt, a parish in Hants, 1½ mile from Lichfield station on the G.W.R. Post town, Whitchurch. Acreage, 1350; population, 105. The manor belongs to the Earl of Carnarvon. The living is a donative in the diocese of Winchester. Patron, the Earl of Carnarvon. The church was rebuilt in 1850, and is a handsome building.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Hampshire (County Southampton) is available to browse.

Maps

Online maps of Woodcott or Woodcutt 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:

Visitations Heraldic

The Visitations of Hampshire, 1530, 1575, & 1622-34 is available to view on the Heraldry page.