In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Farleigh Wallop like this:
FARLEIGH-WALLOP, a parish in Basingstoke district, Hants; 3¾ miles SSW of Basingstoke town and r. station. Post town, Basingstoke. Acres, 1, 675. Real property, £1, 072. Pop., 118. Houses, 18. The manor belonged formerly to the Wallop family, and belongs now to the Earl of Portsmouth. Farleigh House stands amid fine scenery, and is the seat of the Caldwells. The parish is a meet for the Hampshire hounds. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Cliddesden, in the diocese of Winchester. The church is small and cruciform. Charities, £9, and alms-houses.
Farleigh Wallop through time
Farleigh Wallop is now part of Basingstoke and Deane district. Click here for graphs and data of how Basingstoke and Deane has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Farleigh Wallop itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Farleigh Wallop, in Basingstoke and Deane and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3172
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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