NORTH STONEHAM
"NORTH STONEHAM, a parish in the hundred of Mainsbridge, county Hants, 4
miles N.E. of Southampton, its post town, and 1 mile S.W. of Bishopstoke
railway station. The village is situated on the South-Western railway, near
the river Itchen. The parish includes Middle Stoneham and four other
hamlets The Hursley hounds meet in this parish. The living is a rectory*in
the diocese of Winchester, value £536. The church is dedicated to St.
Nicholas. The interior contains effigies of the Flemyngs from the reign of
James I.; also a monument, by More, of Lord Hawke, who died at Western
Grove. The parochial charities produce about £12 per annum. J. B. W.
Fleming, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner.
[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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