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BeaconsSpeed's Hampshire 1611 |
| Beacon hills |
Speed's map of Hampshire, 1611-1700s, does not show many
beacons, compared to Norden's map of 1595-1607. A couple are
shown by a 'post', a spiky bit drawn on top of the hill, eg:-
The beacons indicated on Speed's map are marked on the sketch map of hills. In the list below the grid references are approximate:- |
| beacons |
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Bushy Beacon? (Fareham parish; SU513085) |
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Popham Beacons (Steventon parish; SU529440) = Patow Beacons (Micheldevor Hundred) |
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Selthorne Beacon? (Brockenhurst parish; SZ273999) = Selborne Beacon (Newforrest Hundred) |
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Toothill Beacon? (Nursling and Rownhams parish; SU382187) = Toothill Beacon (Mansbridg Hundred) |
References |
White, H T: 1931: Beacon System in Hampshire, The: ProcHFC:
10: pp252-278 White, H T: 1947: Beacon System in Hampshire, The: ProcHFC: 16: pp19-22 |
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