Winsor, Hampshire
| Winsor | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Compass Inn, Winsor | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU317138 |
| Location: | 50°55’24"N, 1°32’58"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Southampton |
| Postcode: | SO40 |
| Dialling code: | 023 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | New Forest |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
New Forest East |
Winsor is a smalll village in south-western Hampshire, at the eastern edge of the New Forest, and effectively all of a piece with neighbouring Copythorne to the west. Other nearby villages include Netley Marsh to the south-east, and Bartley to the south-west.
History
Winsor is first recorded as Windesore in 1167, and Windlesore in 1222.[1] The name apparently derives from "windels-ora" meaning "winch on a bank".[1]
In the 13th century there was an estate at Winsor and at nearby Cadnam which belonged to the nuns of Amesbury, who in 1286 obtained a grant of free warren in both estates.[2] About the same time a second estate at Winsor was held by the Abbot of Netley, which probably formed a part of the abbot's estate at Totton.[2]
At some time after the Dissolution of the Monasteries, these lands passed to the Paulets, becoming part of the Paultons estate.[2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Winsor, Old Hampshire Gazetteer
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A History of the County of Hampshire - Volume 4 pp 546-558: Parishes: Eling (Victoria County History)
