Hartley Mauditt
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Hartley Mauditt is a hamlet in the East Hampshire
district of Hampshire
, England
. It is 1.2 miles (2km) south of the village of East Worldham
, and 2.6 miles (4.1km) southeast of Alton
, just east of the B3006 road. The nearest railway station is 2.5 miles (4km) northwest of the village, at Alton
.
Hartley Mauditt is still an agricultural parish of some 1400 acres (5.7 km²) with several large farms but the population numbers are low, although the medieval village was much larger but has now shrunk down to the parish church of St. Leonard and a handful of cottages. The few remaining houses include an attractive 17th century thatched cottage, an elegant old rectory, and the converted village school on the parish boundary adjoining West Worldham.
Hartley Mauditt was first documented in the Domesday Book
as Herlege - meaning hartland or woodland and the manor had been granted to William de Mauditt by William the Conqueror.
The nearest railway station is 2.5 miles (4km) northwest of the village, at Alton
.
East Hampshire
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton, Horndean and Whitehill-Bordon....
district of Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is 1.2 miles (2km) south of the village of East Worldham
East Worldham, Hampshire
East Worldham is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1.9 miles east of Alton, just east of the A31 road.The nearest railway station is 1.8 miles west of the village, at Alton....
, and 2.6 miles (4.1km) southeast of Alton
Alton, Hampshire
Alton is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of the English county of Hampshire. It had a population of 16,584 at the 1991 census and is administered by East Hampshire district council. It is located on the source of the River Wey and is the highest town in...
, just east of the B3006 road. The nearest railway station is 2.5 miles (4km) northwest of the village, at Alton
Alton railway station
Alton railway station is a railway station in the town of Alton, in the English county of Hampshire. The station is the terminus for two railway lines; the Alton Line which runs to Brookwood and onto London Waterloo and the Mid Hants Watercress Railway, which runs to Alresford. The latter once ran...
.
Hartley Mauditt is still an agricultural parish of some 1400 acres (5.7 km²) with several large farms but the population numbers are low, although the medieval village was much larger but has now shrunk down to the parish church of St. Leonard and a handful of cottages. The few remaining houses include an attractive 17th century thatched cottage, an elegant old rectory, and the converted village school on the parish boundary adjoining West Worldham.
Hartley Mauditt was first documented in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as Herlege - meaning hartland or woodland and the manor had been granted to William de Mauditt by William the Conqueror.
The nearest railway station is 2.5 miles (4km) northwest of the village, at Alton
Alton railway station
Alton railway station is a railway station in the town of Alton, in the English county of Hampshire. The station is the terminus for two railway lines; the Alton Line which runs to Brookwood and onto London Waterloo and the Mid Hants Watercress Railway, which runs to Alresford. The latter once ran...
.