ITCHEN STOKE
"ITCHEN STOKE, a parish in the hundred of Bountisborough, Winchester
division of county Hants, 2 miles W. of Alresford, its post town, and 6
N.E. of Winchester. The village, which is small, is situated on the river
Itchin. The turnpike road from Alresford to Winchester passes through the
parish. The surface is boldly undulating and well wooded. The impropriate
tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £8 4s. 4d., and the vicarial
for £320. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Winchester, value
£260. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a modern edifice with a tower
containing two bells. There is a National school for both sexes supported
by Lord Ashburton, who is lord of the manor."
[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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