South Stoneham

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National Gazetteer (1868) - South Stoneham

"SOUTH STONEHAM, a parish in the hundred of Mainsbridge, county Hants, 3 miles N.E. of Southampton, its post town, and 2½ from the Bishopstoke railway station. The parish, which is extensive, comprises the chapelry of Portswood and the tythings of Allington, Barton, Bittern, Eastley Pollack, and Shamblehurst. It is situated on the W. bank of the river Itchen, and was the Roman Ad Lapidem, on the way to Winchester. The principal residence is South Stoneham Park. At Wood Mills were Taylor's block-making works. It is the head of a new Poor-law Union embracing 9 parishes; but belongs to the Southampton New County Court district. A portion of it is within the borough of Southampton. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Winchester, value £500, in the patronage of the Rector of St. Mary's, Southampton. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice, with a tower and three bells. In addition to the parish church are the district churches of St. James, West End, Portswood, and Bittern, the livings of which are all perpetual curacies, varying in value from £270 to £100. The parochial charities produce about £4 per annum.

"ALLINGTON, a tything in the parish of South Stoneham, hundred of Mainsbridge, in the county of Hants, 5 miles to the N.E. of Southampton. It is not far from the over Itching and the Gosport railway."

"BARTON, a tything in the parish of South Stoneham, lower division of the hundred of Mainsbridge, in the county of Southampton, 5 miles to the N. of Southampton. The South Western railway passes through it."

"BASSETT STREET, a hamlet in the parish of South Stoneham, hundred of Lower Mainsbridge, in the county of Southampton, 3 miles from Southampton."

"BITTERNS, a chapelry in the parish of South Stoneham, and hundred of Mainsbridge, in the county of Southampton, 2 miles to the E. of Southampton, its post town. It is situated on the river Itchin, and is the site of the Roman station Clausentum. Numerous Roman remains, consisting of urns, coins, &c., have been found, and in 1848 the interesting discovery was made of a part of the quay of the ancient town. The portion discovered was about 120 feet in length, and was covered with soil to the depth of 9 feet. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Winchester, value £200, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is modern. The Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel in the village. The principal seats are Bittern Grove and Bittern Manor House."

"EASTLEY, a tything in the parish of South Stoneham, hundred of Mainsbridge, Southampton division county Hants, 3 miles N.E. of Southampton. It is united with Barton."

"NORTH-END, a hamlet in the parish of South Stoneham, county Hants, 5 miles N. of Southampton."

"POLLACK, a tything in the parish of South Stoneham, hundred of Mainsbridge, county Hants, 2 miles N.E. of Southampton."

"PORTSWOOD AND HIGHFIELD, a tything in the parish of South Stoneham, borough of Southampton, county Hants, 2 miles N.E. of Southampton, its post town, and of which it is a suburb. It is a station on the London and South-Western railway. It is an increasing and flourishing district. There are many villas in the neighbourhood. The living is a perpetual curacy* in the diocese of Winchester, value £270, in the patronage of the bishop. Christ Church has a spired tower containing two bells. It was erected in 1847, at an outlay of £4,000, and a further sum of £1,000 was expended in 1856 upon its enlargement. There is a National school for both sexes, erected in 1848, which has since been enlarged. The Independents have a place of worship at Highfield, and the Baptists one at Bevois Hill."

"SHAMBLEHURST, a tything in the parish of South Stoneham, hundred of Mainsbridge, county Hants, 4 miles N.E. of Southampton, and 4 S.W. of Bishop's-Waltham. This tything contains the union poorhouse of Stoneham."

"WEST-END, a village and ecclesiastical district in the parish of South Stoneham, county Hants, 4 miles N.E. of Southampton. It is situated in the vale of the Itchen, and has Gater's paper-mill. The church is dedicated to St. James."