A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ELVETHAM, a parish in Hartley-Wintney district, Hants; near Hartford-Bridge hamlet, Hartley-Wintney village, and Winchfield r. station, 4½ miles NE by N of Odiham. Post town, Hartford-Bridge, or Hartley-Row, under Winchfield. Acres, 3, 200. Real property, £2, 349. Pop., 475. Houses, 98. The property is all in one estate. Elvetham Hall is the seat of Lord Calthorpe; was the scene of a famous entertainment of three days' duration, by the Earl of Hertford, to Queen Elizabeth, -almost vying with the still more famous one of Kenilworth; was nearly rebuilt, as well as internally re-decorated, in 1863 and preceding years; and presents a very imposing general appearance. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £235.* Patron, Lord Calthorpe. The church is old but good; and there are charities £63.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Elvetham AP/CP Hartley Wintney RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Elvetham |
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