Monkwood
| Monkwood | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Monkwood Mission Hall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU667309 |
| Location: | 51°4’25"N, 1°2’48"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Alresford |
| Postcode: | SO24 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Hampshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Hampshire |
Monkwood is a hamlet in the south of Ropley parish in the east of Hampshire.
Historically the name of Monkswood referred to the settlement on the south side of Smugglers Lane, containing the 15th Century Smugglers, the 16th Century The Old Farmhouse and the 18th century cottage between the two. The more recent settlement between Petersfield Road and Hill Farm Lane originates from around the late 1800s, with only two settlements; Hill Farm and Ropley Common Farm visible in the 1870s Ordnance Survey Map.[1]
Name
The name of Monkwood suggests a monastical connection, but its origin in unknown. The 1839 Ropley Parish Tithe Map lists a series of names for plots focused around the junction of Smugglers Lane and Petersfield Road (SU65953117): 'Monks Wood', 'Great Monks', 'Upper Monks', 'Middle Monks', 'Lower Monks'.
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