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Leland's Hampshire 1635-43

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Bourne Gate
Itchen, River
Kings Street
St Faith's Church
St Cross
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Ther is a litle suburbe without Dorne Gate or postern.
Minns:- Dorne-Gate. The real name is Bourne-Gate or river-gate, so called because nearly surrounded by different branches of the Itchen.

Ther is [a] fair suburbe without the [K]inges Gate cauliid the Kingesstrete.

[Ther] lyith also a litle suburbe with[out the south gat]e: and here abou[t was a fair chir]ch of S. Feith [suppressid by Bysshope] Fox: and the [paroche annexed to Sainct Crosse].
Minns:- The site of this church is half a mile from the south gate, on the Southampton road. It is now a burial ground, and a few years ago the foundations of the church were visible.

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