Soberton
county:
coords:
Hampshire
SU6116
otherwise: Subertune, 1100-1199?; Suthberton, 1280
SOBERTON
Hypothetical Old English 'Suthberetun'='south grange farm', ie: south from MEONSTOKE/CORHAMPTON (cf the names of these). It became a grange of Beaulieu Abbey in 1205.
The place is described in text Cobbett 1830
Just below you, to the East [from Lomer Beacon], you look down upon the village of Exton; and you can see up this valley (which is called a Bourne too) as far as West-Meon, and down it as far as Soberton. ...
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, hamlet - Meanstoke Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, village - Meanestoke Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, village - Meanestoke Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, village - Meanestoke Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- settlement, village - Southamtoniae
Listed in Domesday Book
- Menestoch Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
TERRA REGIS ... Ipse Rex ten. SVDBERTVNE . Leman tenuit de Goduino . Herald qdo regnabit abstulit ...
TERRA REGIS ... Ipse Rex ten. SVDBERTVNE . Goduin tenuit de rege E in paragio ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Menestoc Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
TERRA HENRICI THESAVRIJ ... HENRICUS thesaurari ten. de rege SVDBERTVNE . Andrac tenuit de rege E ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Menestoches Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
TERRA H[ ] ... Id~e Herbertus SVDBERTVNE de rege tenet . Vlnod tenuit ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Menestoches Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
