Petersfield

settlement
parish:
county:
coords:
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Petersfield
Hampshire
SU744235
51.00N 0.56W : lat'n'long
refce: HANTSLOC.t

old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants LII.16

Petersfield
otherwise: Peteresfeld, 1181; Petresfeud, 1248

refce: Coates 1989
PETERSFIELD
'Peter's open land' The church dedication is to St Peter. But there are cases of rededication of churches where the saint's name is suggested by the parish name (cf CATHERINGTON). If appearances are deceptive, perhaps this is Old English 'Peohthere's open land'. Since the name is not recorded till the late 12th century, an open mind on the likely date of origin and interpretation is desirable; on the element 'feld' see Gelling (1984: 235-45).

old map
Petersfield
Shown on an old map by Perrot 1823
- Hamp
refce: Perrot 1823
(PER1HANT.jpg)

old gazetteer
Petersfield

Period - 19th century, early
refce: Brookes 1815
a borough in Hampshire, governed by a mayor, with a market on Saturday, seated on the Loddon, 18m NE Portsmouth, and 54 SW London.

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Petersfield
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, town - Finchdean Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
refce: Harrison 1788
(HAR1SU72.jpg)

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Petersfield
Shown on an old map by Badeslade 1742
- settlement, town, market town - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
refce: Badeslade 1742
sends 2 Memberrs [to Parliament] Fairs June 29. Nov: 30.

description
Petersfield
The place is described in text Cox 1738
- Hampshire
refce: Cox 1738
Petersfield, a Borough and Market-Town. The Market is on Saturdays weekly, and a Fair on [ ] yearly. The Town lies very pleasantly in a fruitful Soil, and is a great Thorough-fare, lying in the direct Road between London and Portsmouth. It is pretty populous, and tho' it cannot be called rich, 'tis not poor, nor are the Houses ill built. It sends Members to Parliament, which at present are Leonard Bilson Esq; and Norton Pawlet Esq;

descriptive text

Period - 18th century, early
refce: Defoe 1724
... so I came away north east, leaving Winchester a little on the left, and came into the Portsmouth road at Petersfield, a town eminent for little, but its being full of good inns, and standing in the middle of a country, still over-grown with a prodigious quantity of oak-timber.

old map
Petersfielde
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, town - Eastmeane Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
refce: Morden 1695
(MRD2SU72.jpg)

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Petersfield
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- settlement, town - Hampshire
refce: Ogilby 1675 (pl.39)
street map
(OG39SU72.jpg)

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Petersfield
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- settlement, town - Hampshire
refce: Ogilby 1675 (pl.30)
(OG30SU72.jpg)

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Petersfield
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- town - Hampshire
refce: Ogilby 1675 (pl.81)
street map
(OG81SU72.jpg)

descriptive text
Petersfield

Period - 17th century
refce: Blome 1673
Petersfield, scituate on the Road from London to Portsmouth, a pretty handsome Town, and hath a small Market on Saturdays.

old map
Petersfeild
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, town - Finchedeane Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Blaeu 1645
(BLA1SU72.jpg)

table of distances
Peterfeld
otherwise: Petersfeild
Shown on an old map by Simmons 1643
- Hamshire
Period - 1630s-40s
refce: Simmons 1643
in the E. sector of the thumbnail map; 48 miles from London
(SIM1SMAL.jpg)

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Petersfeild
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, town - Finchedeane Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Speed 1611
(SPD1SU72.jpg)

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Petersfeild
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, town - East Meane Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
refce: Norden 1607
(NRD1SU72.jpg)

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Petersfelde
Shown on an old map by Keer 1620
- Southampton
refce: Keer 1620
(KER1SMAL.jpg)

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Petersfelde
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- settlement, town - Southamtoniae
refce: Saxton 1575
(SAX1SU72.jpg)

domesday
Malpedresham
Listed in Domesday Book
- Ceptune Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
refce: Moody 1862 (Domesday)

old map
petrefeld
see:- Gough Map

Period - 14th century (about 1360)
refce: Gough Map
(GOUGH1S.jpg)

coat of arms

refce: Moule 1830 (image)
blazon, approximate - silver, a red rose and thereon a silver shield charged with a black ring between four black roundels
(MLS2ARM6.jpg)

   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001