Shalden (St. Peter and St. Paul)
SHALDEN (St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, in the union of Alton, hundred of Odiham, Alton and N. divisions of the county of Southampton, 2¾ miles (N. W.) from Alton; containing 185 inhabitants. The surface is finely undulated. The manor-house is an ancient structure, and near it are some remains of an intrenchment. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £9. 15. 10., and in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted for £330; the glebe comprises 23 acres.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.
