In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Quarley like this:
QUARLEY, a parish in Andover district, Hants; 6 miles W by S of Andover r. station. Post-town, Andover. Acres, 1, 683. Rated property, £1, 240. Pop., 182. Houses, 39. The property belongs to the Marquis of Winchester. Quarley hill commands a very extensive and charming view; and is crowned with an irregular, four-ditched, ancient camp, measuring 210, 240, and 290 paces along three sides. ...
There are also tumuli and other antiquities. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £289.* Patron, St. Katharine's Hospital, London. The church is not good. There is an endowed school with £15 a year.
Quarley through time
Quarley is now part of Test Valley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Test Valley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Quarley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Quarley, in Test Valley and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5553
Date accessed: 19th May 2024
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