In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Exton like this:
EXTON, a village and a parish in Droxford district, Hants. The village stands 2 miles N by E of Droxford, and 5 NE of Bishops-Waltham r. station; and has a post office under Southampton. The parish comprises 2, 464 acres. Real property, £2, 640. Pop., 257. Houses, 41. Exton Lodge is a principal residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, 331.* Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church was rebuilt in 1847, and is in the early English style.
Exton through time
Exton is now part of Winchester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Winchester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Exton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Exton, in Winchester and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3992
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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