Place:East Woodhay, Hampshire, England

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NameEast Woodhay
Alt namesBall Hillsource: hamlet in parish
Heath Endsource: hamlet in parish
Hatt Commonsource: hamlet in parish
Woolton Hillsource: hamlet in parish
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.351°N 1.418°W
Located inHampshire, England
See alsoEvingar Hundred, Hampshire, Englandancient county division in which it was located
Kingsclere Rural, Hampshire, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1932
Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural, Hampshire, Englandrural district in which it was located 1932-1974
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog


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

East Woodhay is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Newbury in Berkshire. As of the 2001 UK census, it had a population of 2,794; at the 2011 census, 2,914.

The parish of East Woodhay contains a number of villages and hamlets, including Ball Hill, Heath End, Hatt Common, Woolton Hill and East End.

History

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article East Woodhay.

Research Tips

  • Victoria County History of Hampshire, volume 4, chapter on East Woodhay.
  • 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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