Hursley Park

Hursley Park, Hursley
park
parish:
county:
coords:
Hursley
Hampshire
SU4225
refce: HANTSLOC.t

old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants XLIX.11

descriptive text
Hursely

Period - 18th century, early
refce: Defoe 1724
... in riding over the south part of Hampshire, I made this observation about the growth of timber, which I mention in supplement to what I said before concerning our timber being wasted and decay'd in England, (viz.) that notwithstanding the very great consumption of timber in King William's reign, by building or rebuilding almost the whole navy; and notwithstanding so many of the king's ships were built hereabouts, besides abundance of large merchant ships, which were about that time built at Southampton, at Redbridge, and at Bursleton, &c. yet I saw the gentlemans estates, within six, eight, or ten miles of Southampton, so over-grown with wood, and their woods so full of large full grown timber, that it seem'd as if they wanted sale for it, and that it was of little worth to them. In one estate at Hursely in particular near Winchester, the estate since bought by Mr. Cardonell, late manager for the Duke of Marlborough, and formerly belonging to Mr. Cromwell, grandson to Oliver Cromwell, the whole estate not above 800l. per ann. in rent, they might have cut twenty thousand pounds worth of timber down, and yet have left the woods in a thriving condition; ...

old map
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- park - Budlesgate Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
refce: Morden 1695
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old map
Hursley
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- park, house - Budlesgate Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Blaeu 1645
(BLA1SU42.jpg)

old map
Hursley
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- park, house - Budlesgate Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Speed 1611
(SPD1SU42.jpg)

old map
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- park - Budlesgate Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
refce: Norden 1607
(NRD1SU42.jpg)

old map
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575 (perhaps)
- park - Southamtoniae
refce: Saxton 1575
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description
The place is described in text Leland 1535-43

refce: Leland 1535-43
Ther is a park a 3. miles out of Winchester, almost by south, caullyd Hursley, longging to the Bishop of Winchester.

Hursley Park
- park - Hampshire
refce: Bilikowski 1983

   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001