HECKFIELD
"HECKFIELD, a parish in the upper half of the hundred of Holdshott, county
Hants, 8 miles from Reading, and 5 N.W. of Winchfield, its post town and
railway station. It contains the tythings of Heckfield and Holdshott, and
the chapelry of Mattingley. It is situated on the road from Reading to
Odiham, and comprises a large tract of common. The soil is a gravelly sand,
alternated with clay in the lower grounds. The Whitewater here forms a
junction with the river Loddon, and the river Blackwater skirts the
north-western boundary. Nearly one-half of Strathfieldsaye Park, the seat
of the Duke of Wellington, is within the limits of this parish."
[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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