Place Name Ibsley is a small hamlet in the New Forest, with the surrounding fertile lands supporting local agriculture for…
Place Name Horndean, near the South Downs, lies, like the Alton Estate itself, on the old London to Portsmouth road.…
Place Name Holybourne is a village on the outskirts of Alton. Its name is thought to derive from Haligburna, meaning…
Place Name Mary Eleanor Gwynne-Holford (1865 – December 18, 1947), was known for her philanthropic efforts and played a pivotal…
Place Name So named after High Cross, a small hamlet located near Froxfield and Petersfield, in Hampshire. Many of its…
Place Name Takes its name from a coastal suburb of Christchurch now in Dorset but historically part of Hampshire. Its…
Place Name Harbridge is a tiny hamlet in the New Forest District, near the towns of Ringwood and Fordingbridge. It…
Place Name Greatham is a small Hampshire village located near the town of Liss. It was first recorded in the…
Place Name Laid out over the former kitchen garden of Bowling Green House with Holly Lodge, which was rebuilt sometime…
Place Name Fontley is a small hamlet located near Fareham, Hampshire. Its name comes from the Anglo-Saxon, Funtaleg, meaning spring…