The Victoria History of Hampshire: Cliddesden, Hatch and Farleigh Wallop
9781912702008
Distributed for University of London Press
The Victoria History of Hampshire: Cliddesden, Hatch and Farleigh Wallop
Tracing the history of two small, closely-linked parishes which lie to the south of Basingstoke on the edge of the chalk downlands, and a third parish, Hatch (abandoned towards the end of the 14th century and has formed part of both of the others), Cliddesden, Hatch and Farleigh Wallop is the latest publication from the Victoria County History of Hampshire project. Each settlement has a common manorial descent from the 15th century onwards and they were managed as components of a single estate under the lordship of the Wallop family from their seat at Farleigh House. This volume discusses the manorial owners and the development of the estate, and also includes much more about the lives and activities of ordinary people living and working in the settlements. Religious and social history of the area is covered and the survival of an unusually full set of records has enabled the history of the school to be told in detail. This, coupled with lively tales of social activities, provides a fascinating picture of rural life as it was and as it has become in the 21st century – largely a home for commuters, with Hatch absorbed into an ever-growing Basingstoke and farming undertaken from one centre across nearly all the land. Published by the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London, this is the fourth volume from the Victoria County History of Hampshire following Mapledurwell, Steventon and Basingstoke: a Medieval Town c.1000–c.1600. Each title provides a scholarly account of individual villages and towns of interest to their inhabitants, those in the wider area and to those beyond Hampshire itself.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction to Cliddesden and Farleigh Wallop Cliddesden Introduction Boundaries and Area Landscape, Communications and Settlement Settlement Population Landownership Cliddesden Manor and Estate Hatch Manor Other Estates Economic History The Agricultural Landscape Estate Management before 1600 Tenant Farming before 1600 33 Estate Management 1600–1800 Tenant Farming 1600–1800 Estate Management 1800–2016 Tenant Farming 1800–2016 Industry, Crafts, Commerce and Services Social History Social Structure and Character Social Life Community Activities and Public Buildings Education Charities and Welfare Local Government Manorial and Hundred Courts Parish Government and Officers Religious History Parochial Organisation Glebe, Tithes and Rectory House Pastoral Care and Religious Life Nonconformity The Church of St Leonard The Church at Hatch Farleigh Wallop Introduction Boundaries and Area Landscape, Communications and Settlement Settlement Population Landownership Farleigh Manor to the Late 15th Century Farleigh Manor from the Late 15th Century Farleigh House Economic History The Agricultural Landscape Estate Management and Farming before 1600 Estate Management 1600–1920 Tenant Farming 1600–1920 Estate Management 1920–2016 Tenant Farming 1920–2016 Crafts, Commerce and Services Social History Social Structure and Character Social Life Education Charities and Welfare Local Government Manorial and Hundred Courts Parish Government and Officers Religious History Parochial Organisation Glebe, Tithes and Rectory House Pastoral Care and Religious Life Nonconformity The Church of St Andrew Afterword Abbreviations Glossary Index