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ami there are National and Infant leboola. FnuHtU, 15 mllea W. by 

 S. ttma Winohaater, population 729 ; the pariah ohnrch, which haa 

 been recently repaired, a a neat edifioe, with aoma Norman portions. 

 There are National and Infant achoola, and a Free lohooL Remains 

 of Roman earthworks and traoea of an ancient encampment are in 

 the vicinity. HmMttUm, 18 milaa S.K from Winchester, population 

 2053, haa an early English ohnrch, with a aquare tower. There are 

 Endowed and National schools. Several handsome family residences 

 are in the neighbourhood. South Ilagling, a bathing village at the 

 south end of Hayling Uland : popuUtion, 824. The church is a fine 

 building with two aisles and a large chancel ; the font is Norman. 

 There are a chapel for Independents and a National school. At South 

 Hayling are some remains of an ancient monastery, and near the 

 village an encampment with a moat may be traced. HighcUrt, 20 milok 

 N. by W. from Winchester, population 525, has a small church with 

 a square tower. There are National schools for boys and girls. High- 

 clere Castle, the seat of the Earl of Caernarvon, ia a magnificent 

 building, finely situated in an extensive and picturesque park. Ports 

 of the edifice are of Norman date. The castle has been recently 

 altered and repaired under the care of Mr. Barry. On the site of the 

 ancient keep a high massive tower has been erected. Ilordle, on the 

 coaat, 82 miles S.W. by S. from Winchester : population, 882. Many 

 fossils and shells hare been found in the high cliffs which here skirt 

 the English Channel. From the cliffa may be obtained beautiful 

 prospects of the country inland, of the Channel, and of the Isle of 

 Wight. Hurst Caatle, erected by Heury VIII. for the defence of this 

 part of the coast, is now used as a coast-guard station. Uytht, 1 9 miles 

 8. by W. from Winchester, population of the ecclesiastical district 

 680, ia on the right side of Southampton Water, nearly oppciite the 

 town of Southampton, with which there is regular communication 

 by paaaage-boats. The church was erected in 1823. There are an 

 Independent chapel and a National school Lyndhuni, 10 miles 

 W. by 8. from Southampton, population 1527, is the capital of the New 

 Forest, and seat of the Verderer's courts. The Forest courts are held 

 at the Queen's House, where a stimip, said to have been used by 

 William Rufus, is preserved. There are a small church, rebuilt in 

 1710 by Oeorge II., a Baptist chapel, and a National school. AW 

 Mean, Mean Stole, and Wnl Mean, are three villages about 2 miles from 

 each other : West Meon being about 11 miles ES.E. from Winchester, 

 population 901 ; East Meon 1543 ; and Meon Stoke 431. The churches 

 of East Meon and Meon Stoke are ancient structures ; that of West 

 Meon, rebuilt in 1843, is in the decorated style, with a western em- 

 battled tower. Milford, S3 miles S.S.W. firom Winchester, population 

 1782, ia pleasantly situated on the coast : the church, an ancient stone 

 structure, has a square Noi-raan tower, surmountetl with a spire. 

 There are a Baptist chapel, a National school, and a Girls' Charity 

 school. MiUbrook, 13 miles 8. by W. from Winchester, popula- 

 tion 6121, at the head of Southampton Water, has greatly increased 

 owing to its vicinity to Southampton. It has very extensive iron- 

 foundries, a steam-boiler factory, and an agricultural implement manu- 

 factory. MUcktldner, 7 miles S. by E. from Winchester, population 

 1082 ; the church, rebuilt by Sir Francis Baring at a cost of 10,000^., 

 is octangular, and surmounte<l with an elegant dome ; the embattled 

 tower, of the perpendicular Htyle, formed part of the former building, 

 the greater part of which was burnt down in 1806. In the interior 

 ar« lome interesting monuments and tablets, chiefly to members of 

 the Baring family, whose seat, Stratton Park, is in the vicinity. 

 Porehetter, 20 miles S.S.E. from Winchester : population, 729. The 

 ruins of Porchestcr Castle are of considerable antiquity and pictu- 

 resque appearance ; the caatle stands on the northern margin of Ports- 

 mouth harbour, and comprises an area of upwards of 400 feet square. 

 Two Norman towers, at the eantem and western entrances, a keep, 

 and some other towera, still remain. During the BVcnch war one of 

 the towers waa used as a prison. The church was erected in 1135. 

 There are a chapel for Wesleyan Methodista and a National school 

 Porchester haa numeroui visitors during the summer season. 

 Bdbonte, 19 miles E. by N. from Winchester, population 1114, haa an 

 anoient church in the early English style, an Independent chapel, and 

 a Free aobooL A priory of Black Caaona was founded at Sclbome 

 in 1233. The beautiful scenery of thia locality haa been rendered 

 famous by the ' Natural History of Selbome ' of the Ilev. Gilbert 

 White, who was a native of Selbome, and resided in it the greater 

 part of his life. Monk, or Weit Sherbornt, and Slierbome Si. John, two 

 adjoinini; villaRca, about 20 miles N.N.K from Wincheater : popula- 

 tion of Monk Sherborne 581 ; of Sherborne St. John 796. The church 

 of Monk Sbcrbomc is Norman ; the porch is of later date. Of the 

 priory build ingx of Monk Sherborne a tower still exists. The church 

 of Sherborne St. John has a square tower surmounted with a copper 

 ■pire. In this parirh is a curious mansion called the Vine, which in 

 the 16th century was reckoned one of tlie best renideuces in the 

 county. An ancient domestic chapel connected with the mansion has 

 on each side carved stalls, and in the cast windows are some good 

 specimens of stained glaFs. The park is well wooded. There is here 

 a Free school. SilthMer, on the border of the county, next to Berk- 

 shire, 25 miles N.N.E. from Winchester, population 456, is remarkable 

 for the remains of the Roman station, noticed at the end of this article. 

 Numerona coins and other Roman antiquities have been found here. 

 The pariah church is a neat Norman structure. There are National 



achoola. Sobtrton, 15 miles S.E. from Winohettar, population 1147 ; 

 the church is a small early English atruoture, with a aquare tower. 

 There are here a Bomao Catholic chnpel and National achoola. Several 

 com-milU are in the vicinity. Kiny't Sombottm, 84 miles W. by N. 

 from Wincheater, population 1242, has, besidea the parish church, a 

 Wesleyan Methodist and an ludcpeudont chapel, and National schools: 

 one of these, for boya, under the care of the Rev. R. Dawea, now Dean 

 of Hereford, attained a considerable reputation. Mr. Dawes caused a 

 convenient school-house to be built, appointed a master qualified to 

 give instruction of a higher order tiun is usually afforded in such 

 schools, a trifiing payment was required, and Mr. Dawes exercised a 

 ^■igUant superintendence. In a short time the school was attended 

 not only by the children uf the poor, but by those of the farmer 

 tenants, and by children of tradeamen from the neighbourhood. 

 Here stood formerly a palace of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster. 

 Sirathfiddtaye, 25 miles N.E. by N. from Winchester; population, 

 864. The miinsion and estate presented by Parliament to the late 

 Duke of Wellington is at the eastern end of the pariah. The spacious 

 park in which the mansion is situated contains also the parish church 

 and rectory-house. The river Loddon flows through the grounds, and 

 forms several sheets of water before the house. The church is a neat 

 modem structure, with an hexagonal tower. There are National 

 schools and an Infant scbooL Tagfoird, 3 miles S. from Winchester, 

 population 1272, situated on the left side of the river Itoliin, has an 

 ancient church with an embattled tower ; a district church recently 

 built on Golden Common ; a Itoman Catholic chapel at Braubridge, 

 and National schools for boys and gu-ls. E<ul Tytherly, or Tiderly, 

 16 miles W. from Winchester, population 399, is chiefly noticeable 

 as the seat of the attempt made to carry into practice at Harmony 

 Hall the 'social' co-operative scheme of Robert Owen. The attempt, 

 like his previous experiment at New Lanark, proved a signal failure. 

 The buildings are now used for a school. 'I'hei-e are her« a church 

 and an Endowed Free school. O'p/iam, 8 miles S.S.E. from Winchester, 

 population !>t>0, has a church, a Methodist chapel, and a National 

 school Young, the author of the 'Night Thoughts,' waa bora 

 here. Nether Wallop, 13 miles W. by N. from Winchester, population 

 952, has an old gothic church, with a square tower, chapels for 

 Baptists and Methodista, and a National school On the summit of 

 Danebury Hill in a circular encampment, the area of which ia about 

 12 acres. Weyhill, on the edge of Salisbury Plain, 1 6 milca S.S.W. 

 from Winchester, population 419, is noticeable for its extensive fair 

 held on October 10th and five following days : horses, sheep, cheese, 

 hops, and leather are sold to a very large amount. It is said that 

 140,000 sheep arc sometimes disposed of on the first day of the fair. 

 Wtchham, 15 miles S. by E. from Winchester, population 1049, haa a 

 neat gothic church, with a small square tower, and National schools. 

 William of Wickhom, or Wjkeham, the celebrated Bishop of Win- 

 chester, was bom in this place. Wooton St. Lawrence, 20 miles N.N.E. 

 from Winchester, population 922, has a Norman church, with a square 

 tower. There are here an Independent chapel and a Free school. 



Divitiont for £cclttiatlical and Legal Purpotet. — Hampshire is 

 included in the diocese of Winchester and the ecclesiastical province 

 of Canterbury, and constitutes (inclusive of the lale of Wight) the 

 archdeaconry of Winchester. County courts are held at .\lton, 

 Andover, Basingstoke, Bishop's WiJtbam, Christchurch, Fording- 

 bridge, Lymington, Newport (Isle of Wight), Petersfield, Portsmouth, 

 Romsey, Southampton, and Winchester. By the Poor-Law Com- 

 miasioners Hampshire is divided into 23 Unions, namely : Alresford, 

 Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, Catheriugton, Chrialchurch, Droxford, 

 Fareham, Fordingbridge, Hartley Wintuey, Havaut, Hursley, Kingii- 

 clere, Lymington (New Forest), Petersfield, Portsea Island, Uiiigwood, 

 Romsey, South Stonehain, Southampton, Stockbridge, SVhitchurch 

 (Isle of Wight), and New Winchester. Alverstokc, Faruborough, and 

 Headley are Qilbeii incar)>oratiouB. Southampton and the Isle of 

 Wight are each under a local Act. The whole comprises 836 parishes 

 and townships, with an area of 940,498 acres, and a population in 

 1851 of 399,874. Local Boards of Health have been established fur 

 Fareham parish, Havant Shirley district, the town and county of the 

 town of Southampton, and West Cowes township. The northern and 

 southern divisions of the county retum each two members to tlie 

 Imperial Parliament The Isle of Wight returns one member. The 

 boroughs of Andover, Lymington, Southampton, Winchester, an<l 

 Portsmouth retum each two members ; Christchurch and Petersfield 

 return one each. Newport (Inle of Wight) returns two members. 



Uitlofj), Antiquiliee, Ji'c. — Before the Roman invasion this county 

 was inhabited by thi-eo tribes — the Rcgni, who occupied the coast, as 

 well as the counties of Sussex and Surrey ; the Belga;, who inhabited 

 the middle portion, and extended into Wiltsliii<e ; and the Attrubutos, 

 or Atrebatii, who probably occupied the northern part on the confines 

 of Berkshire. Winchester and Silchcster appear to have been British 

 towns antecedently to their being occupied as Roman stationa. Tliis 

 part of the island was reduced by the Romans, probably under Ves- 

 pasian, who is distinctly recorded by Suetonius (Vespaa. c. iv.) as 

 having lubjugated the Isle of Wight, called by the Romans Voctis. 

 It was comprehended in Britannia Prima, and was crossed by several 

 Roman roods, and contained several Roman station.s. The Roman 

 station C'lausentum, mentioned in the Iter vii. of Antoninus, is gene- 

 rally admitted to have been near Southami>ton. At Bittern Farm 



