In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described South Stoneham like this:
STONEHAM (South), a parish, a sub-district, and a district, in Hants. The parish lies on the river Itchin and the Southwestern railway, around Portswood r. station; contains an ancient village of its own name, and the post-offices of Portswood and Bittern, under Southampton; is partly within Southampton borough; comprises five tythings; and is cut ecclesiastically into the sections of South Stoneham, Westend St. ...
James, Portswood-Christchurch, Portswood-St. Dennis, and Bittern. Acres, 8,877. Real property, £33,225. Pop. in 1851, 4,961; in 1861, 7,761. Houses, 1,528. The property is much subdivided. The head living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £500.* Patron, the Rector of Southampton-St. Mary. The church is good. The other livings are separately noticed.—The sub-district contains also Botley parish, and comprises 10,764 acres. Pop., 8,621. Houses, 1,709.—The district comprehends also Millbrook and St. Mary-Extra sub-districts, and comprises 30,715 acres. Poor rates in 1863, £9,173. Pop. in 1851, 15,974; in 1861, 25,542. Houses, 4,989. Marriages in 1863, 180; births, 976,-of which 30 were illegitimate; deaths, 468,-of which 148 were at ages under 5 years, and 10 at ages above 85. Marriages in the ten years 1851-60, 1,187; births, 6,353; deaths, 3,529. The places of worship, in 1851, were 14 of the Church of England, with 5,773 sittings; 6 of Independents, with 693 s.; 2 of Baptists, with 170 s.; 3 of Wesleyans, with 644 s.; 2 of Bible Christians, with 12-s.; and 1 of Latter Day Saints, with 18 s. The schools were 17 public day-schools, with 1,635 scholars; 35 private day schools, with 587 s.; 24 Sunday schools, with 1,882 s.; and 1 evening school for adults, with 15 s. The workhouse is in Shamblehurst tything.
South Stoneham through time
South Stoneham is now part of Eastleigh district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eastleigh has changed over two centuries. For statistics about South Stoneham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of South Stoneham, in Eastleigh and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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