In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thruxton like this:
THRUXTON, a parish in Andover district, Hants; 2½ miles NNE of Grateley r. station, and 5½ W of Andover. It has a post-office under Andover. Acres, 1,865. Rated property, £1,868. Pop., 247. Houses, 65. The manor belongs to St. John's Hospital, Winchester. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £390.* Patron, the Rev. D. Baynes. The church was repaired in 1839. Charities, £17.
Thruxton through time
Thruxton is now part of Test Valley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Test Valley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thruxton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thruxton, in Test Valley and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6215
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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