In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blackwater like this:
BLACKWATER, a village on the SW border of Hants; on the Blackwater river, 2 miles NW of Christchurch. The seat of the Earl of Malmesbury, a fine mansion, possessing valuable paintings, is adjacent.
Additional information about this locality is available for Christchurch
Blackwater through time
Blackwater is now part of Christchurch district. Click here for graphs and data of how Christchurch has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blackwater itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blackwater, in Christchurch and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24015
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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