In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bevois like this:
BEVOIS, a village in Hants; on the river Itchin, 2 miles N of Southampton. It stands on the estate of Bevois Mount; and has a post office of the name of Bevois Hill, under Southampton. Bevois Mount contained the castle and the tomb of Sir Bevis of Hampton; was purchased, in the early part of last century, by the great Earl of Peterborough; was, in his time, a resort of Pope and Swift; and became afterwards the residence of the poet Sotheby,-who san it in the sonnet entitled "Farewell to Bevois Mount."
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Bevois through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bevois, in Southampton and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24014
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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