Place:Four Marks, Hampshire, England

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NameFour Marks
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates51.112°N 1.044°W
Located inHampshire, England
See alsoMedstead, Hampshire, Englandparish from which it was formed in 1932
Ropley, Hampshire, Englandparish from which it was formed in 1932
Farringdon, Hampshire, Englandparish from which it was formed in 1932
Chawton, Hampshire, Englandparish from which it was formed in 1932
East Tisted, Hampshire, Englandparish from which it was formed in 1932
Newton Valence, Hampshire, Englandparish from which it was formed in 1932
Alton Rural, Hampshire, Englandrural district of which it was part 1932-1974
East Hampshire District, Hampshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
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Four Marks is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire District of Hampshire, England. It is 4.4 miles (7.1 km) southwest of Alton, on the A31 road. It is situated on the Pilgrims' Way that leads from Winchester to Canterbury. It had a population of 3,983 in the 2011 UK census.

Four Marks was originally settled by veterans of the Crimean War, who were allocated plots for their smallholdings, and was the site of a telegraph.

Four Marks did not become a parish until 1932 when six parishes were annexed to create it. It included parts of the parishes of Medstead, Ropley, Farringdon and Chawton, plus East Tisted and Newton Valence.

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  • 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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