In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Headbourne Worthy like this:
HEADBOURN-WORTHY, a parish in Winchester district, Hants; on the river Itchen and the Southwestern railway, 2 miles N of Winchester. Post town, Winchester. Acres, 1,800. Real property, £4, 419. Pop., 194. Houses, 38. The property is divided among a few; but the greater part belongs to Henry Bright, Esq. ...
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £390.* Patron, University College, Oxford. The church is ancient, but good; has some indications of Saxon; and includes, in a 15th century chapel, but originally outside of its own wall, a much mutilated ancient sculpture of the crucifixion. The churchyard contains the grave of Bingham, the author of "Origines Ecclesiasticæ, " who was rector. Charities, £6.
Headbourne Worthy through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Headbourne Worthy, in Winchester and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3530
Date accessed: 29th April 2025
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