In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Itchen Abbas like this:
ITCHIN-ABBAS, a village and a parish in Winchester district, Hants. The village stands on the river Itchin, 371/2 miles WNW of Alresford r. station; and has a post office under Alresford. The parish comprises 2, 100 acres. Real property, £2, 719. Pop., 214. Houses, 50. ...
The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Lord Ashburton. A small priory formerly was here; and part of it is now included in a mansion. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £468.* Patron, Rev. W. W. Spicer. The church was built in 1863, on the site of a previous church of true Norman character; and is itself in the Norman style, cruciform, 58 feet long from E to W, and 46 along the transept. There is a school with £11 from endowment.
Itchen Abbas through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Itchen Abbas, in Winchester and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6050
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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