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Hursley

Hursley
HursleyChurch.jpg
Hursley is located in Hampshire
Hursley
Hursley
Hursley shown within Hampshire
Population 838 
889 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference SU428250
Civil parish
  • Hursley
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Winchester
Postcode district SO21,SO22
Dialling code 01962
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Hampshire
51°01′22″N 1°23′28″W / 51.02279°N 1.39114°W / 51.02279; -1.39114Coordinates: 51°01′22″N 1°23′28″W / 51.02279°N 1.39114°W / 51.02279; -1.39114

Hursley is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England with a population of around 800 [1] in 2005. It is located roughly midway between Romsey and Winchester on the A3090. Besides the village the parish includes the hamlets of Standon and Pitt and the outlying settlement at Farley Chamberlayne.

The earliest references to Hursley date from the late 12th century; Bishop of Winchester Henry de Blois built a manor house called Merdon Castle, within the parish, in 1138 [2]. Hursley continued in the ownership of the Bishop of Winchester until 1552 when it was surrendered to king Edward VI.

The buildings had become ruinous by the 16th century, when Edward Vl granted the manor and park at Hursley to Sir Philip Hoby. Some remains, notably of a gatehouse, still stand, much overgrown, and are listed as a building at risk.[3]

During the reign of Queen Mary the manor was briefly restored to the church but given back to the Hoby family by Elizabeth I.

The Hoby family sold the manor and castle to Thomas Clerke in 1600. The lodge and park at Hursley were leased separately at this time, but the two estates were brought together again in 1630 and sold in 1639 to Richard Major, High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1639–40.

Of the currently 112 entries for Hursley in the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, St John's Church, Farley Chamberlayne and Cranbury Park are Grade One, and All Saints' Church, Hursley, Hursley House and Slackstead Manor are Grade Two* Listed Buildings.


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