Place:Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England

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NameHartley Wintney
Alt namesDipleysource: hamlet in parish
Hartfordbridgesource: hamlet in parish
Phoenix Greensource: hamlet in parish
West Greensource: hamlet in parish
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.304°N 0.905°W
Located inHampshire, England
See alsoOdiham Hundred, Hampshire, Englandancient county division in which it was located
Hartley Wintney Rural, Hampshire, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1974
Hart District, Hampshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Hartley Wintney is a large village and civil parish in the Hart District of Hampshire. It has a 21st century population of around 5,000. The parish includes the adjoining sub-village of Phoenix Green to the south and surrounding hamlets of Dipley, West Green, Elvetham (a former parish) and Hartfordbridge, as well as large wooded areas such as Yateley Heath Wood and part of Hazeley Heath. The River Hart flows to the northeast of the village. The River Whitewater forms the western parish boundary and the M3 motorway forms the southern boundary.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Hartley Wintney.

Research Tips

  • Victoria County History of Hampshire, volume 4, chapter on Hartley Wintney.
  • 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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