Summary
Mapledurwell is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mapledurwell and Up Nately,[2] in the Basingstoke and Deane district, in the county of Hampshire, England. It is located south east of Basingstoke. In 1931 the parish had a population of 182.[3]
| Mapledurwell | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church | |
  Mapledurwell Location within Hampshire | |
| Population | 620 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU6952 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hook |
| Postcode district | RG27 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
History edit
The name Mapledurwell means 'maple tree spring'. Recorded in the Domesday Book, the land was held by Anschill for Edward the Confessor. From 1086, it became the sole Hampshire estate of Hugh de Port, covering the parishes of Newnham, Up Nately and Andwell. Forfeited by Adam de Port in 1172, after the King gave the manor to Alan Basset, it was transferred to Hugh de Despenser in 1306, who was hanged by Queen Isabel in 1326. Returned to the Despenser family in 1337, it remained in their possession for two centuries. In 1528, William Frost of Avington granted the manor to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, which remained the major land owner until 1839. This later long period of ownership resulted in the continuation of small tenant farm holdings, and hence the relatively late enclosure of the farmlands, and retention of an open land setting and older "twisty" road layout. The present area of allotment land was awarded to the village under and Enclosure act of June 1863. The opening of the Basingstoke Canal from 1778, which ran through the northern half of Up Nately, and the expansion of the nearby brickworks brought many industrial jobs to the area.[4]
Rye Cottage built in 1487 was the last cruck built house in Hampshire.[5]
Governance edit
The village of Mapledurwell is part of the Basing ward of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.[6] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district council of Hampshire County Council.
On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form "Mapledurwell & Up Nately".[7]
Further reading edit
John Hare, Jean Morrin and Stan Wright The Victoria History of Hampshire: Mapledurwell Institute of Historical Research, 2012 ISBN 1905165897 ISBN 978-1905165896
References edit
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Population statistics Mapledurwell Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Mapledurwell". Hampshire County Council. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ Roberts, Edward (2003). "True Crucks and Related Frames". Hampshire Houses 1250-1700: Their Dating and Development. Hampshire County Council. pp. 21–22. ISBN 1859756336.
- ^ "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Basingstoke Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
External links edit
- Mapledurwell parish council
- History of Mapledurwell
- Mapledurwell
- Map
- Conservation Area Appraisal: Mapledurwell
- Hampshire Treasures: Volume 2 (Basingstoke and Deane) pages 177, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, and 185
- St Mary
- St Mary, Mapledurwell
- MAPLEDURWELL, St. Mary (1850-1854) Hampshire (Click on image of plan to the right of the page.)
- Stained Glass Windows at St. Mary, Mapledurwell, Hampshire