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Alverstoke, Hampshire, England

Alverstoke is 1 mile southwest of Gosport. Grid ref SZ590980. Postal code PO12 2LF (Post Office).

Modern map of the area - link to Multimap

Subjects on this page

• Church Records
• Gazetteers
• Genealogy
• History

Church Records

• Hampshire Record Office Parish Registers:
  Alverstoke - St Mary – Chr 1559-1995, Mar 1559-2000, Bur 1559-1975
  Alverstoke - St Mary (St Faith Mission) - Chr 1902-1956

• Genuki Hampshire - Churches and their Records

Gazetteers

• A transcription of the section for Alverstoke from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson ©2003.

"ALVERSTOKE, a parish co-extensive with the liberties of Alverstoke and Gosport, in the Fareham division of the county of Southampton, on the western side of Portsmouth harbour. It comprises the town and port of Gosport, a suburb of Portsmouth, and the chapelries and hamlets of Gosport, Forton, Anglesey, Hardway, and Elson. It is situated on the coast of Stoke Bay, 2 miles from the Gosport terminus of the South Western railway. Part of the new works for the defence of the harbour of Portsmouth are in this parish. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Winchester, value, with the curacy of Anglesey, £1,087, in the patronage of the Bishop of Winchester. The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is very ancient, having been founded by Bishop Henry de Blois in the year 1130, on occasion of his deliverance from shipwreck."

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Genealogy

• Genealogical Sources for Hampshire is an 88 page document from Hampshire Genealogy Society (pdf - 260 kb)
  they also provide Genealogy and Local History - useful links

History

• The history of St. Marys Church, Alverstoke
• The Liberty of Alverstoke with Gosport: Manors - Alverstoke
  This link is to a section of British History Online which is the digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust, it aims to support academic and personal users around the world in their learning, teaching and research.

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