In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mainsbridge like this:
MAINSBRIDGE, a hundred in Southampton division, Hants; cut into two sections, Lower and Upper. The Lower s. contains Chilworth parish, two other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 18,933. Pop. in 1851,10,754. Houses, 2,126. The Upper s. contains Botley parish, and four other parishes. Acres, 11,782. Pop. in 1851,4,013. Houses, 811.
Mainsbridge through time
Mainsbridge is now part of Southampton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Southampton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mainsbridge itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mainsbridge, in Southampton and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20586
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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