Everton, Hampshire
| Everton | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Crown Inn, Everton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SZ288941 |
| Location: | 50°44’45"N, 1°35’35"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Lymington |
| Postcode: | SO41 |
| Dialling code: | 01590 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | New Forest |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
New Forest West |
Everton is a village in the New Forest in south-western Hampshire, just south-east of Hordle and two and a half miles west of the coastal village of Lymington.
The village stands is at the junction of the A337 and B3058 roads. It has around 760 houses, the majority having been built since 1970. It also has a village shop, a social club, a garden centre, and a large nursery.
The village church is St Mary's, which is a daughter church of All Saints, Milford on Sea. The village has one pub, The Crown.[1]
History
The earliest deeds which mention Everton (c. 1300) spell the name as Yveletona.[2] The name may be equivalent to that of Yeovilton in Somerset, and made up of two elements: "Gifl" – an ancient British language river name, and "ton" - an Old English word for a farm.[3] Subsequent variants of the name include Yelverton, Yeovilton, and Evelton.[4]
From the time of Charles II down to the beginning of the 19th century, Everton was home to three notable Roman Catholic families, succeeding each other at Everton House - Steptoe, White, and Lacy.[4]
The first Church of England church in the village was built in 1896, constructed mainly from wood and corrugated iron.[5] This was replaced in 1970 with the present timber-framed and cedar shingle clad church.[5]
Everton saw some action during Second World War. On 15 October 1940 at 12:45 pm, a Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 was shot down at Everton.[6] Less than a year later, at nearby Efford, on 8 July 1941 at 1:25 am, a Heinkel He 111H-3 was shot down by a Bristol Beaufighter, four crew members were killed, but one member of the crew bailed out and was captured by members of the local home guard.[7]
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References
- ↑ The Crown Inn
- ↑ Francis John Monkhouse, (1964), A survey of Southampton and its region, page 177. Southampton University Press
- ↑ Everton, Old Hampshire Gazetteer, retrieved 19 July 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 King, Edward: 'Old times re-visited in the borough and parish of Lymington, Hants' , (1900), page 262
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 St Mary's Church
- ↑ Kracker Luftwaffe Pilot Archive: German Pilots - P
- ↑ Winston G. Ramsey, (1990), The Blitz then and now, Volume 3, page 53. Battle of Britain Prints
