The Victoria History of Hampshire: Dummer and Kempshott
Dummer and Kempshott
9781915249081
Distributed for University of London Press
The Victoria History of Hampshire: Dummer and Kempshott
Dummer and Kempshott
A compact history of the villages of Dummer and Kempshott in Hampshire, England.
This compact volume offers histories of two Hampshire villages: Dummer and Kempshott. Dummer, which is south of Basingstoke, has a rich and well-documented history and is a typical chalkland settlement supported by a sheep and corn economy. The diaries of the area’s chief nineteenth-century landowner, Stephen Terry, give a vivid picture of Dummer life in the period, including the coming of the railways and visitors to the parish. The history of Kempshott, meanwhile, centers on Kempshott House, a grand mansion built in 1733. Foremost among those who lived at Kempshott House is the Prince of Wales, who would eventually become George IV, who leased the house as a hunting lodge and thereby transformed the social and sporting life for the gentry of north Hampshire.
This compact volume offers histories of two Hampshire villages: Dummer and Kempshott. Dummer, which is south of Basingstoke, has a rich and well-documented history and is a typical chalkland settlement supported by a sheep and corn economy. The diaries of the area’s chief nineteenth-century landowner, Stephen Terry, give a vivid picture of Dummer life in the period, including the coming of the railways and visitors to the parish. The history of Kempshott, meanwhile, centers on Kempshott House, a grand mansion built in 1733. Foremost among those who lived at Kempshott House is the Prince of Wales, who would eventually become George IV, who leased the house as a hunting lodge and thereby transformed the social and sporting life for the gentry of north Hampshire.
164 pages | 7 x 10
Geography: Cultural and Historical Geography, Social and Political Geography
History: British and Irish History
Table of Contents
?List of Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Boundaries and Parish origins
Landscape
Communications
Population
Settlement and Buildings
Landownership
East Dummer
West Dummer
Dummer Grange
Kempshott
Economic History
The Agricultural Landscape
Farming and Estate Management before 1536
Farming and Estate Management 1536-1734
Farming 1734-1926
Farming After 1926
Industry, Crafts, Commerce and Services
Social History
Social Structure and Character
Elite Social Life
Communal Life
Education
Social Welfare
Religious History
Church Origins and Parochial Organisation
Religious Life
The Church of All Saints
Local Government
Manorial Courts 1530-1730
Parish Government and Officers
County Council
Insets:
Post-Medieval Manorial Court Records
Diaries as Sources for Local Historians
Major Agricultural Sources for Dummer
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Boundaries and Parish origins
Landscape
Communications
Population
Settlement and Buildings
Landownership
East Dummer
West Dummer
Dummer Grange
Kempshott
Economic History
The Agricultural Landscape
Farming and Estate Management before 1536
Farming and Estate Management 1536-1734
Farming 1734-1926
Farming After 1926
Industry, Crafts, Commerce and Services
Social History
Social Structure and Character
Elite Social Life
Communal Life
Education
Social Welfare
Religious History
Church Origins and Parochial Organisation
Religious Life
The Church of All Saints
Local Government
Manorial Courts 1530-1730
Parish Government and Officers
County Council
Insets:
Post-Medieval Manorial Court Records
Diaries as Sources for Local Historians
Major Agricultural Sources for Dummer