In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Farley Chamberlayne like this:
FARLEY-CHAMBERLAYNE, a parish in Winchester district, Hants; 3¾ miles ESE of Horsebridge r. station, and 5¾ WSW of Winchester. It includes Slackstead hamlet; and its post town is Hursley, under Winchester. Acres, 1, 767. Real property, £1, 123. Pop., 179. Houses, 32. The property is divided among a few. ...
The manor-house was the place in which Sternhold composed part of the metrical version of the Psalms. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £369.* Patron, T. Woodham, Esq. The church is a substantial structnre of flint and stone, with a square tower; and has some fine monuments to the St. John family.
Farley Chamberlayne through time
Farley Chamberlayne is now part of Winchester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Winchester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Farley Chamberlayne itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Farley Chamberlayne, in Winchester and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3252
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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