A Topographical Dictionary of England Vol 2
D-K by Samuel Lewis 1831
page 347:-
HEADLEY, a parish forming a detached
portion of the hundred of Bishop's Sutton, Alton (North) division of the county
of Southampton, 6½ miles (S. by W.) from Farnham, containing 1,093 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Winchester, rated
in the king's books at £21. 4. 7., and in the patronage of the Provost and Fellows
of Queen's College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to All Saints. A school-room
was built about 1755, by the Rev. George Holmes, D. D., for the education of
twelve children, and endowed by him with a rent-charge on certain lands.
The National Gazetteer of Gt Britain & Ireland Dev V FIM to HIN [c.1865]:-
HEADLEY, a par. in the lower half of
the hund. of Alton. co. Hants, 8 miles S. of the Farnham railway station, and
4 from Liphook, its post town. It contains the hmlt. of Hatchet(?). The parish,
which covers an area of 7,000 acres, has upwards of 3,000 acres of waste land,
a great portion of which is in process of reclamation. The living is a rect.*
in the dioc. of Winchester, val. £776, in the patron of Queen's College, Oxford.
The church dedicated to All Saints, has a square tower with two bells. There
is a school, founded and endowed in 1755 by the Rev. G. Holmes, for the education
of 12 poor children. It is the head of a Poor law Union, and the union workhouse
is situated in this parish. The Bishop of Winchester is lord of the manor.
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales
Vol Ill Grasmoor-Lees by John Marius Wilson [Real property values are dated
1860] [1866-69]:-
HEADLEY, a village, a parish, and a
sub-district in the district of Farnborough and county of Southampton. The village
stands near the boundary with Surrey, about 4½ miles from Liphook. and 8 S by
W of Farnham r. station; is noted for the salubrity of its air and the purity
of its waters; and has a post-office under Liphook, and a workhouse. The parish
comprises 6,977 acres. Real property, £5,448. Pop., 1,320. Houses, 297. The
property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Bishop of Winchester.
Nearly one-half of the land recently was waste; but much of this, in 1865 and
previous years, was reclaimed. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester.
Value, £776.* Patron, Queen's College, Oxford. The church is chiefly later English,
and was restored in 1858. There is an endowed school. The
sub-district contains also the parishes of Kingsley and Bramshott; and is a
poor-law incorporation under Gilberts act. Acres 15,429. Pop. in 1861, 3,128.
Houses, 665. Poor-rates in 1863, £1,477.
Mercer and Crocker’s Hampshire Directory [1871]:–
HEADLEY is a parish and village, four miles from Liphook. Population 1,581. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a square tower and two bells. The living is a rectory, value £776 per annum. Patron, Queen’s College, Oxford; the Rev Joseph Ballantine Dykes, MA, is the rector. Letters via Petersfield, which is the nearest Money Order Office [not true – there was one at Liphook – JOS], William Speakman, postmaster. There is also a receiving house at Standford; Edwin Eggar receiver.
Comprehensive Gazetteer - England&Wales Vol III GOB-LES Edited by JHF Brabner [1894-95]:-
HEADLEY, a village and a parish in Hants. The village stands near the boundary with Surrey, about 4 miles N of Liphook station on the L. & S.W. R., and 8 S by W of Farnham, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Liphook. The parish is noted for the salubrity of its air and the purity of its waters. Acerage, 6,923; population, 1,783. The manor belongs to the Bishop of Winchester. Nearly one-half of the land at one time was waste, but much of this in 1865 and previous years was reclaimed. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester; gross value, £61 0 with residence. Patron, Queen's College, Oxford. The church is chiefly Later English, was restored in 1858, and a new organ placed in it in 1885. There is an endowed school. There are Congregational and Baptist chapels. Headley Park is a chief residence. There is an iron church at Grayshott.
Rogers’ Almanack and Directory of Headley [1896]:–
HEADLEY is a large parish in the Northern Division of the County of Hants, Alton Union and Petty Sessional Division and Farnham County Court District. It is four miles from Liphook Station on the Portsmouth Direct Railway. The salubrity of the District is accounted for, by its great elevation above the level of the sea. A dry and bracing atmosphere in conjunction with a gravelly soil, makes it a most desirable locality for the erection of country residences. Grayshott, a part of this parish, has come under favourable notice because of this. Several imposing buildings are in the course of construction by a London firm of Builders. Headley too, for the past few years has been making considerable progress. Several pretty villas, chiefly detached, add their tribute to the general beauty of their surroundings. The area of the parish amounts to 6,923 acres, much of which is still uncultivated. The population numbering about 1,783 are chiefly agricultural. The rateable value is £7,074. Both freehold and leasehold sites are obtainable on moderate terms. The principal Landowners are E. B. I’Anson, Esq.; U. J. Burke, Esq., J.P.; Mrs Kingdon; Y. Knowles, Esq.; Sir Archibald [Kepple] Macdonald, Bart.; E. T. Petar, Esq.; W. T. Phillips, Esq.; A. I. Whitaker, Esq,, J.P.; and Sir R. S. Wright.
Kelly’s Directory of Hampshire [1903]:-
HEADLEY is a large parish (etc) ….
In the village is a Congregational chapel erected in 1860 with 100 sittings,
and [at Lindford] a
Bible Christian chapel holding 200 persons and at Standford an iron chapel for
the Brethren. [Note: All Saints
quoted as having 350 sittings]
A permanent military camp is now (1903) in
the course of formation at Borden [Bordon].
Headley Park, on the border of Woolmer Forest, is the seat of Sir Robert Samuel
Wright BCL, Justice of the High Court of Justice (King’s Bench Division), who
erected the mansion in 1884.
Eveley, the residence of John Tatham Smithes Esq, in the village of Standford,
is a mansion of stone in the Gothic style.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners are lords of the manor. The principal landowners
are Mr Justice Robert S Wright, Mrs Kingdon, Sir Archibald John Macdonald Bart.
of Woolmer, Mrs Petar, A Ingham Whitaker Esq of Grayshott Hall, Liphook (sic),
John Tatham Smithes Esq, Charles Erskine Vertue Esq of Grayshott, JA Chalcroft
Esq, and the War Office.
… The population in 1901 was 2,497, including 18 in the Bordon Camp, in the
civil parish and 1,831 in the ecclesiastical.
Parish clerk and sub-postmaster, William Gamblen. Standford sub-postmaster,
Alexander Gordon. Carriers: Oscar Gamblen to Liphook daily, William Rogers to
Farnham Thursdays
Kelly’s Directory of Hampshire [1915]:-
HEADLEY is a large parish and village near the borders
of Surrey and Sussex, 3 miles east from Bordon station on the Bordon and Bentley
branch and 4½ miles north from Liphook station on the direct Portsmouth
line of the London & South West Railway, and 8 miles south from Farnham,
in the eastern division of the county, Alton hundred and Union, petty sessional
division, Whitehill sub-division, Farnham county court district, and in the
rural deanery of Petersfield and archdeanery and diocese of Winchester.
The air is remarkably dry and salubrious, and the water of great purity. The
river Wey and a stream called "Dead Water" flow through the parish.
The church of All Saints is an edifice of stone in the Decorated style, consisting
of chancel, nave, south porch, vestry and a square tower containing 2 bells:
the walls were rebuilt and the chancel and vestry added in 1859; the stained
east window is a memorial to the Rev Joseph Ballantine Dykes MA, rector 1848
until his death on 28 March 1872; a new organ costing about £300 was placed
in the church in 1885; there are 350 sittings.
The register dates from the year 1538. The living is a rectory, net yearly value
£430 with residence, in the gift of the Provost and Fellows of Queen's
College, Oxford, and held since 1872 by the Rev Wallis Hay Laverty MA and late
fellow of that college.
In the village is a Congregational chapel erected in 1867 with 200 sittings,
and at Lindford a United Methodist chapel holding 200 persons; at STANDFORD
is a United Methodist chapel and an iron chapel for the brethren, and at DEADWATER
HILL a gospel hall.
The Village Institute containing reading and recreational rooms was erected
in 1909.
Headley Park on the border of Woolmer Forest is the seat of Charles W McAndrew
esq JP. Eveley, the residence of Maj-Gen William Vesey Brownlow CB JP in the
village of Standford, is a mansion of stone in the Gothic style.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners are lords of the manor of Bishops Sutton; the
War Department are lords of the manor of Broxhead Warren and Charles W McAndrew
esq is lord of the manor of Broxhead.
The principal landowners are Charles W McAndrew esq JP, Miss Petar, A Ingham
Whitaker esq JP, JA Chalcraft esq and the War Office.
The soil and subsoil are sandy. The chief crops are barley and oats. The area
is 6,223 acres of which 177 consist of roads, wasteland and water; rateable
value £23,640; population in 1901 was 5,477 [Kelly's
in 1903 said 2,497!], and in 1911 was 7,576 including 3,740 military
and 1,050 other occupants of Bordon Camp.
Kelly’s Directory of Hampshire [1931]:-
HEADLEY is large parish and village near the borders of Surrey and Sussex, 3 miles east from Bordon station on the Bordon and Bentley branch and 4½ miles north from Liphook station on the direct Portsmouth line of the Southern railway, and 8 miles south from Farnham, in the Petersfield division of the county, Alton hundred and rural district, petty sessional division (Whitehill sub-division), county court district and rural deanery of Farnham, archdeaconry of Surrey and diocese of Guildford. The air is remarkably dry and salubrious, and the water of great purity. The river Wey and a stream called "Dead Water" flow through the parish. The church of All Saints is an edifice of stone in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch, vestry and a square tower containing 2 bells: the walls were rebuilt and the chancel and vestry added in 1859: the stained east window is a memorial to the Rev. Joseph Ballantine Dykes MA rector, 1848, until his death, 28 March, 1872: an organ, costing about £300, was placed in the church in 1885: there are 350 sittings. The register dates from the year 1538. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £642, with residence, in the gift of the Provost and Fellows of Queen's College, Oxford, and held since 1929 by the Rev. Michael Ridley MA of that college. In the village is a Congregational chapel erected in 1867, with 200 sittings, and at Lindford a United Methodist chapel holding 200 persons; at STANDFORD is a United Methodist chapel and an iron chapel for the Brethren. The Village Institute, containing reading and recreation rooms, was erected in 1909. A Village Hall was given in 1925 by C. W. McAndrew esq JP. At Bordon are the kennels of the Royal Artillery Draghounds; Capt. M.W. Selby-Lowndes R.A. is master; the pack comprises 30 couples of hounds; hunting days Tuesdays and Fridays, fox hunting, and Thursdays, drag; Bordon, Kingsley and Headley are convenient centres; Bordon (S.R.) is the nearest station to the kennels. Headley Park, on the border of Woolmer Forest, is the seat of Charles W. McAndrew esq JP. Eveley, the residence of G. Lindsay Fisher esq in the village of Standford, is a mansion of stone in the Gothic style. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners are lords of the manor of Bishops Sutton; the War Department are lords of the manor of Broxhead Warren and Charles W. McAndrew esq JP is lord of the manor of Broxhead. The principal landowners are Charles W McAndrew esq JP, A Ingham Whitaker esq JP and the War Office. The soil and subsoil are sandy. The chief crops are barley and oats. The area is 6,186 acres: the population in 1922 was 4,888 including 2,018 persons in military establishments.
Kelly’s Directory of Hampshire [1939]:-
HEADLEY is a large parish and village near the borders of Surrey and Sussex, 3 miles east from Bordon station on the Bordon and Bentley branch and 4½ miles north from Liphook station on the direct Portsmouth line of the Southern railway, and 8 miles south from Farnham, in the Petersfield division of the county, Alton hundred and rural district, petty sessional division of Alton (Whitehill sub-division), county court district and rural deanery of Farnham, archdeaconry of Surrey and Diocese of Guildford. The air is remarkably dry and salubrious, and the water of great purity. The river Wey and a stream I called "Dead Water" flows through the parish. Gas and Electricity are available. Water is supplied by the Wey Valley Water Co. The church of All Saints is an edifice of stone in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch, vestry and a square 12th century tower: the walls were rebuilt and the chancel and vestry added in 1859: the stained east window is a memorial to the Rev. Joseph Ballantine Dykes M.A. rector, 1848, until his death, 28 March, 1872: a new organ was placed in the church in 1885: new oak seatings were given in 1938: there are 350 sittings. The register dates from the year 1538. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £642, with residence, in the gift of the Provost and Fellows of Queen's College, Oxford, and held since 1934 by the Rev. James Spencer Tudor-Jones M.A. of that college. In the village is a Congregational chapel erected in 1867, with 200 sittings, and at Lindford a Methodist chapel with 200 sittings; at STANDFORD are a Methodist chapel and an iron chapel for the brethren. The Village Institute, containing reading and recreation rooms, was erected in 1909. A Village Hall was given in 1925 by C. W. McAndrew esq. J.P. A Church Room was given anonymously in 1933. At Bordon are the kennels of the Royal Artillery Draghounds; Capt. W. D. Blacker and J. D. C. Ellison esq. are joint masters ; the pack comprises 25 couples of hounds; hunting days, Mondays and Fridays, fox hunting, and Thursdays, drag; Bordon, Kingsley and Headley are convenient centres; Bordon (S. R.) is the nearest station to the kennels. Headley Park, on the border of Woolmer Forest, is the seat of Gerald A. McAndrew esq. Standford Grange is the residence of Lt-Col George A Ledingham MC TD. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners are lords of the manor of Bishops Sutton: the War Department are lords of the manor of Broxhead Warren and Gerald A McAndrew esq is lord of the manor of Broxhead. The principal landowners are Gerald A McAndrew esq, Maj JMJ Evans MC and the War Office. The soil and subsoil are sandy. The chief crops are barley and oats. The area is 4,771 acres; the population in 1931 was 1,973.
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