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Hursley Park
Hursley Park, Hursley |
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park
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Hursley
Hampshire
SU4225
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HANTSLOC.t
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25inch County Series map -- Hants XLIX.11 |
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descriptive text
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Hursely
Period - 18th century, early
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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; ...
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old map
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Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- park - Budlesgate Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
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Morden 1695
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old map
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Hursley
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- park, house - Budlesgate Hundred - Hantshire
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Blaeu 1645
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old map
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Hursley
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- park, house - Budlesgate Hundred - Hantshire
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Speed 1611
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old map
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Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- park - Budlesgate Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
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Norden 1607
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old map
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Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575 (perhaps)
- park - Southamtoniae
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Saxton 1575
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description
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The place is described in text Leland 1535-43
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Leland 1535-43
Ther is a park a 3. miles out of Winchester, almost by south, caullyd
Hursley, longging to the Bishop of Winchester.
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Hursley Park
- park - Hampshire
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Bilikowski 1983
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