In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sparsholt like this:
SPARSHOLT, a parish, with a village, in Winchester district, Hants; 2¾ miles WNW of Winchester r. station. It has a post-office under Winchester. Acres, 3,542. Real property, £3,301. Pop., 395. Houses, 84. The property is divided among a few. Some Roman remains have been found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £300.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good; and there is a national school.
Sparsholt through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sparsholt, in Winchester and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1728
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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