HORDLE
"HORDLE, (or Hordwell), a parish in the hundred of Christchurch, Lymington
division of county Hants, 6 miles S.E. of Brockenhurst railway station, and
4 S.W. of Lymington, its post town. The village is situated on a lofty
eminence near the coast of the English Channel, commanding a view of the
Needles and the Isle of Wight. Many rare fossils, shells, &c., are found in
the cliffs along the shore, which are composed of layers of bluish clay
alternated with gravel. It is mentioned in Domesday as having salt-works.
The land is divided between arable and pasture, with about 120 acres of
garden ground. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under
an Enclosure Act obtained in 1811."
[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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