Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Hursley

Hursley, par. and vil., N. Hants, 5 miles SW. of Winchester, 10,726 ac., pop. 1389; P.O. Hursley church was rebuilt in 1848 by the vicar, JoHu Keble (1792-1866), author of the Christian Year, whose tomb is in the churchyard; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Hursley Park.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Hursley AP/CP       Hampshire AncC
Place: Hursley

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