In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Freefolk Manor like this:
FREEFOLK MANOR, a parish in Whitchurch district, Hants; on the Southwestern railway, 1½ mile ENE of Whitchurch. It has a post office, of the name of Freefolk, under Mitcheldever station. Acres, 800. Real property, £1, 459. Pop., 66. Houses, 13. Here are paper mills, where the paper used for the notes of the Bank of England has been made from the time of George I. Freefolk House is a chief residence; and Freefolk Wood is a meet for the Vine hounds. The living is a donative in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £60. Patron, M. Portal, Esq.
Freefolk Manor through time
Freefolk Manor is now part of Basingstoke and Deane district. Click here for graphs and data of how Basingstoke and Deane has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Freefolk Manor itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Freefolk Manor, in Basingstoke and Deane and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5638
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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