Place:Longparish, Hampshire, England

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NameLongparish
Alt namesMiddletunesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 124
Middletonsource: major hamlet in parish
Fortonsource: hamlet in parish
East Astonsource: hamlet in parish
West Astonsource: hamlet in parish
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.201°N 1.379°W
Located inHampshire, England
See alsoWherwell Hundred, Hampshire, Englandancient county division in which it was located
Andover Rural, Hampshire, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1974
Test Valley District, Hampshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Longparish is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley District of Hampshire. It is composed of 4 hamlets that over time have expanded and joined up to become one village. Longparish is situated on the northwest bank of the River Test. In the 2011 UK census the population was 716.

The four hamlets are Middleton, East Aston, West Aston and Forton — which stretched some 4 miles along the River Test, with Middleton being the dominant one.

Research Tips

  • Victoria County History of Hampshire, volume 4, chapter on Longparish.
  • GENUKI has a list of archive holders in Hampshire including the Hampshire Record Office, various museums in Portsmouth and Southhampton, the Isle of Wight Record Office and Archives.
  • The Hampshire Online Parish Clerk project has a large collection of transcriptions from Parish Registers across Hampshire.
  • A listing of all the Registration Districts in England and Wales since their introduction in 1837 together with tables listing the parishes that were part of each district and the time period covered, along with detailed notes on changes of parish name, mergers, etc. Do respect the copyright on this material.
  • The three-storey City Museum in Winchester covers the Iron Age and Roman periods, the Middle Ages, and the Victorian period.
  • Volumes in The Victoria County History Series are available for Hampshire through British History Online. There are three volumes and the county is covered by parishes within the old divisions of "hundreds".
A collection of maps on the A Vision of Britain through Time website illustrating the English county of Hampshire over the period 1832-1932 (the last two are expandible):
  • A group of maps of the post-1974 municipal districts or boroughs of Hampshire on Wikipedia Commons
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