BOTLEY
"BOTLEY, a parish and small market town, in the hundred of Upper
Mainsbridge, Southampton division of the county of Southampton, 4 miles to
the S.W. of Bishop's Waltham, 10 from. Gosport, and 6 from Southampton, its
post town. It is situated on the small river Hamble, and is about half a
mile from the station on the Southampton railway. The Hamble falls into
Southampton Water, and is navigable to this village for boats. There are
several corn-mills on the river, and a good trade is carried on in flour
and timber. In 1848 a market-house was built here at the cost of £650. The
living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester, of the value of £399, in
the patronage of H. Lee, Esq. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a
plain edifice of brick, with a good tower. It was built in 1836, and was
enlarged in 1859, when a chancel was added. It contains sittings for about
420, and has a curious old font."
[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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