In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Litchfield like this:
LITCHFIELD, a parish in Kingsclere district, Hants; near the Roman way from Silchester, 3½ miles N of Whitchurch r. station. Post town, Whitchurch, under Micheldever Station. Acres, 1,806. Real property, £1,646. Pop., 102. Houses, 20. The property belongs to W. Kingsmill, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £347. * Patron, W. Kingsmill, Esq. The church is Norman, and has a tower.
Litchfield through time
Litchfield 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 Litchfield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Litchfield, in Basingstoke and Deane and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3996
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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