Popham Beacons

Popham Beacons, Steventon
beacon

parish:
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county:
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Hampshire Downs
Steventon
Overton
Laverstoke
Hampshire
SU529440
the Steventon location is on a hill top 300m east of Beacons Farm seems the most likely position; Popham Beacons is used to refer to a group of tumuli in Overton, 100m SW of the farm; Three Barrows is in Laverstoke at SU507445
refce: JandMN
old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants XXV.11
old map
 Barrow Beacons
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- beacon - Evinger Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
refce: Morden 1695
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old map
 Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- barrow, round barrow - Hampshire
refce: Ogilby 1675 (pl.53)
(OG53SU54.jpg)
old map
 Patow Beacons
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- beacon - Michel Devor Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Blaeu 1645
3 'posts' at this beacon
(BLA1SU54.jpg)
old map
 Patow Beacons
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- beacon - Micheldevor Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Speed 1611
3 'posts' at this beacon
(SPD1SU54.jpg)
old map
 3 Parow beacons
otherwise: Three Barrow Beacons
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- beacon - Micheldevor Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
refce: Norden 1607
(NRD1SU54.jpg)
old map
 Shown on an old map by Norden 1595
refce: Norden 1595
2 posts, large, small, on a hillock symbol

Whitchurche Beacon
refce: Jones, J D: 1968: Hampshire Beacon Plot of 1586, The: ProcHFC: 25: pp105-118
.. were purposed to set the Beacons on fire, and that Mansell himself would fire Crondall Beacons and Stevens should fire Whitchurche Beacon.
   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001