In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Harpsden like this:
HARPSDEN, a parish in Henley district, Oxford; adjacent to the Henley railway, and near the river Thames, 1¼ mile S by W of Henley-on-Thames. It includes the hamlet of Bolney; and its post-town is Henley-on-Thames. Acres 1,460. Real property, £2,980. Pop., 261. Houses, 50. The property is divided among a few. ...
The manor belonged to the Harpdens; passed to the Fosters and the Halls; and belongs now to J. F. Hodges, Esq. The manor-house, Harpsden-Court, is ancient; entertained Queen Mary for several days; and formerly had seven halls, one of them called the Beggars' Hall. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £609. * Patron, All Souls' College, Oxford. The church was recently restored, and contains a cross-legged effigies, and some good brasses.
Harpsden through time
Harpsden is now part of South Oxfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Oxfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Harpsden itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Harpsden in South Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9827
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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