Hampshire Treasures
Volume 13 ( Eastleigh)
Page 3 - Bishopstoke
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Group A - Natural Features | ||||
| Trees |
Area adjoining Church Road Bishopstoke and River Itchen. Contributes to the visual amenity of the area. | TPO 69 CA |
SU 465 193 0601 15 |
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| Trees |
Ancient yew trees in old church yard of St Mary, Bishopstoke. Planted 1694. | CA |
SU 465 194 0601 07 |
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| Canal |
Itchen Navigation. From Winchester to Southampton. 10.5 miles in length, dating probably from Roman times. In varying degrees the Itchen was used for navigation until C.19. Assumed something like its final form with fourteen locks, 2 single gates, a tide lock and a tow path from Winchester to Woodmill by 1710. In use until 1869. A visually attractive section lies between Hockley and Bishopstoke. Ref: PHFC 24 pp. 113-126 (1967) (E. Course). | CA |
SU 465 189 0601 14 |
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| Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains | ||||
| Roman | ||||
| Villa (site of) |
Discovered c. 1908. Coffin found, now in Tudor House Museum, Southampton. Site under sewage works. OSA SU 41 NE 5. Ref: 1. OS 6' 1968. Ref: 2. Rec. 6' (O.G.S. Crawford 1934). Ref: 3. Corr. 6' (N. Cook 1949). | SU 466 183 0603 18 |
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| Coin |
Small bronze coin of Claudius Gothicus. Now in store at Tudor House Museum. Found close to building site. OSA SU 41 NE 6. Ref: Corr. 6' (N. Cook 1949). | SU 466 180 0603 19 |
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| Group D - Buildings, Monuments and Engineering Works | ||||
| Church Road | ||||
| Church (remains of) C.14 |
St Mary, Bishopstoke. Site is indicated by turfed platform, contained by the red brick and flint foundation course of the nave and west tower. Tablet set in ground states a Church existed from Saxon times until 1891 and is mentioned in Domesday Survey. OSA SU 41 NE 1. | SU 465 194 0601 19 |
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