In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wolvesey like this:
WOLVESLEY, an extra-parochial tract in Winchester city, Hants. Pop., 12. Houses, 2. See Winchester.
The location is that of "Wolvesey Palace", as marked on modern OS 1:25,000 maps.
Wolvesey through time
Wolvesey is now part of Winchester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Winchester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wolvesey itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wolvesey, in Winchester and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22735
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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