BENTWORTH
"BENTWORTH, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Bermondspit,
Basingstoke division of the county of Southampton, 4 miles to the W. of
Alton, its post and Union town. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of
Winchester, of the value of £760, in the patronage of the Rev. H. S.
Matthews, incumbent. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There are some
small charities. Bentworth Hall is the chief residence. Near the village is
Bentworth Hill."
[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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