Hampshire Treasures

Volume 2 ( Basingstoke and Deane)

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Description and DateRemarksProtectionGrid Ref. and
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Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains
Romano-British
Settlement Site
 Three quarters of a mile south-east of Tunworth crossroads. Tiles, pottery, folded beaker, flanged pie-dishes etc. from this site to be seen in Basingstoke Museum. Area subject to regular ploughing. O.S.A. No. SU64 NE8. Ref: 1. P.H.F.C., Vol. 15, 1941-3, (Winbolt), p.245. Ref: 2. P.H.F.C., Vol. 18, 1951-3, (Applebaum), pp.124, 136, 138.     SU 681 475
1831 03
Sherds
 Green's Copse. Roofing tiles and small sherds, a few of which are mediaeval, found on the surface of a garden, during the construction of a tennis court in 1937. O.S.A. No. SU64 NE9. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 15, 1941-3, (Winbolt), p.245.     SU 685 480
1831 04
Post Norman
Depopulated Hamlet
 Weston Corbett was a hamlet in 1316. By 1801 there were only ten inhabitants in the parish. North or west of Manor Farm is the traditional site of the church but the exact spot is not known. A number of banks which may represent the croft boundaries, visible a few years ago, now reduced by ploughing to unsurveyable humps and hollows. Church ruined at end of C.16. Hundred = Bermondspit. O.S.A. No. SU64 NE10. Ref: 1. Lost Villages of England, 1954, (Beresford), p.353. Ref: 2. V.C.H., Vol. 3, pp.386-8; Vol. 4, pp.92, 108, 549.     SU 686 470
1831 05
Group C - Footpaths, Bridleways and Old Travelways
Old Travel Way
 Bridle Way, White Lane. Crossing the parish in a south-easterly direction.     SU 680 474
1831 06
Group D - Buildings, Monuments and Engineering Works
Farmhouse
C.17		 Manor Farm. 2 storeys and attic. Brick structure with old tiled roof. South-east gable end, tile hung with shaped tiles. South-west front, two bays with central upper window. Remainder of house C.19.     SU 687 470
1831 02
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