APPLESHAW
"APPLESHAW, a parish in the hundred of Upper Andover, Andover division of
the county of Southampton, 5 miles to the N.W. of Andover. It is situated
on the borders of Wiltshire, not far from the Downs, a chalk ridge running
through the county, and contains the hamlets of Appleshaw Bottom, Danse,
and Tilley Down. The living is a perpetual curacy annexed to the vicarage
of Amport, in the diocese of Winchester. There is a free school for six
children, endowed in 1761 by Mrs. Frances Offley. Fairs are held for the
sale of sheep on the 7th and 8th October, and on the Friday and Saturday
before the great fair at Weyhill in November. The sales on the days before
Weyhill fair are generally on a very large scale. There is also a pleasure
and pig fair on the 23rd May. Appleshaw House is the principal residence."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
[Last updated: 4th August 2003 - Brian Pears]
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