In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Finchdean like this:
FINCHDEAN, a hundred in Petersfield division, Hants. It takes its name from a place 4¼ miles N of Havant, and is cut into lower half and upper half. The l. half contains Petersfield borough and four parishes. Acres, 20, 566. Pop., 5, 231. Houses, 1, 010. The u. half contains Blendworth parish, and three other parishes. Acres, 10, 561. Pop., 2, 298. Houses, 463.
Finchdean through time
Finchdean is now part of East Hampshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Hampshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Finchdean itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Finchdean in East Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20757
Date accessed: 31st October 2024
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