Hartley Mauditt
| Hartley Mauditt | |
|---|---|
 St Leonard's church | |
  Hartley Mauditt Location within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU742361 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Alton |
| Postcode district | GU34 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Hartley Mauditt is an abandoned village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south of the village of East Worldham, and 2.6 miles (4.2 km) southeast of Alton, just east of the B3006 road. It is in the civil parish of Worldham. The nearest railway station is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of the village, at Alton.
The settlement appears to have been uninhabited since the 18th century, save for a couple of scattered cottages. Dating from the 12th century, St Leonard's church stands as the only remaining building of the former village.
Geography
[edit]Hartley Mauditt is mainly agricultural of some 1,400 acres (570 ha) with several farms.
The medieval village was larger than present housing which now consists of the parish church of St Leonard and a few houses to the north of the church. These include a 17th-century thatched cottage, a rectory, and a house which was the village school on the parish boundary adjoining West Worldham.[1]
History
[edit]Hartley Mauditt was first documented in the Domesday Book as "Herlege" (meaning hartland or woodland); "Hartley" signifies a pasture for deer. The manor had been granted to William de Maldoit (by corruption rendered Mauditt) by William the Conqueror.[2] Later, it was in the possession of John of Gaunt, the Duchy of Lancaster, the Crown, and then in 1603 to Nicholas Steward (1547-1633).[3] In 1790, the 4th Baronet of Hartley Mauditt, Sir Simeon Henry Stuart, sold the manor to Henry Bilson-Legge. Bilson-Lagge's son son pulled down the manor house in 1798, presumably because it was in a poor state and would have been expensive to re-furbish.[4] After the demolition of the manor house, the village declined. Today, the church is one of the few remaining buildings.
On 1 April 1932 the parish was incorporated into the larger parish of Worldham.[5]
Parish church
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St Leonard's church is a remaining building from the pre-18th century village. It is on the West side of a lake, as seen in the picture.
References
[edit]- ^ Blank, Daniel (24 February 2022). "Tom Hardy and Peaky Blinders creator reportedly filming 'Great Expectations' at Hampshire 'abandoned village". hampshire Live. Reach plc. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Moody, Henry (1846). Antiquarian and topographical sketches of Hampshire (Public domain ed.). pp. 110–. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ Driver, Leigh (25 September 2008). Lost Villages of England. New Holland Publishers. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-1-84773-218-7. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "The mysteries of Hartley Mauditt". Hampshire History. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Alton Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
External links
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Media related to Hartley Mauditt at Wikimedia Commons
