In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Godshill like this:
GODSHILL, a tything and a political parish, in Fordingbridge district, Hants. The tything is in. Fordingbridge parish; lies 1 mile W of Fordingbridge town; and has remains of an ancient encampment, defended, on the one side, by a natural steep acclivity, -on the other, by a double trench and ramparts. Pop. in 1851, 82. The political parish was formed under the Act 20 Vict. c. 19; includes the tything; and comprehends also six otherwise extra-parochial places, called Godshill, Godshill-Wood, New Grounds, Mudmore, Amberwood, and Ashley Lodge. Pop. in 1861, 255. Houses, 63.
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Godshill through time
Godshill is now part of New Forest district. Click here for graphs and data of how New Forest has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Godshill itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Godshill, in New Forest and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24024
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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