Hartley Maudit
| Hartley Mauditt | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 St Leonard's church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU742361 |
| Location: | 51°7’11"N, 0°56’26"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Alton |
| Postcode: | GU34 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Hampshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Hampshire |
Hartley Mauditt is a tiny hamlet in Hampshire, two and a half miles south-east of the town of Alton. It consiusts of little more than the parish church, St Leonard's, 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.
In past ages, Hartley Mauditt was a substantial village: it appears to have been less inhabited since the 18th century, except for a few cottages and some larger houses. In 1931 the whole parish (larger than the village) had a population of 102.[1]
The parish church, St Leonard's, is from village before it vanished. The church stands on the west side of a lake.
History
Hartley Mauditt is 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.
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References
- ↑ "Population statistics Hartley Mauditt AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10195354/cube/TOT_POP. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ↑ Moody, Henry (1846). Antiquarian and topographical sketches of Hampshire (Public domain ed.). pp. 110–. https://books.google.com/books?id=oiEHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA110. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ↑ Driver, Leigh (25 September 2008). Lost Villages of England. New Holland Publishers. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-1-84773-218-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=CAIo-xXfClsC&pg=PA64. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ↑ "The mysteries of Hartley Mauditt". 1 February 2013. http://www.hampshire-history.com/mysteries-of-hartley-mauditt/.
