Lomer Beacon

Lomer Beacon, Exton
beacon


parish:
parish:
county:
coords:
Beacon Hill
South Downs
Exton
Warnford
Hampshire
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two beacons at this position on Norden's 1595 manuscript
refce: JandMN
old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants LI.14
description
 The place is described in text Cobbett 1830
refce: Cobbett 1830
... to the top of a hill called Beacon Hill, which is one of the loftiest hills in the country. Here you can see the Isle of Wight in detail, a fine sweep of the sea; also away into Sussex, and over the New Forest into Dorsetshire. ... you can see up this valley (which is called a Bourne too) as far as West-Meon, and down it as far as Soberton.
old map
 Lomer Beacon
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- beacon - Fawley Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
refce: Harrison 1788
(HAR1SU52.jpg)
old map
 Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- beacon - Fawley Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
refce: Norden 1607
(NRD1SU52.jpg)
old map
 Shown on an old map by Norden 1595
refce: Norden 1595
3 posts, small, large, small, on a hillock symbol; the hillock to the W has an unclear symbol labelled 'Lomer ashe'
old map
 Lomer beacon
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- beacon - Southamtoniae
refce: Saxton 1575
Saxton shows one 'post' on the hill top
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- Beaconhill Lane - Exton parish: - Hampshire
there is also a Beaconhill Farm and Beaconhill Cottage; the lane leads up towards Beacon Hill; there is Beaconsfield farm in warnford, not far away
refce: JandMN
- Beacon Hill Lane - Droxford parish: - Corhampton and Meonstoke parish: - Hampshire - Beacon Hill Lane - Corhampton and Meonstoke parish: - Hampshire
the two roads lead towards Exton Beacon
refce: JandMN

Exon Beacons
refce: White, H T: 1934: Hampshire Plot, A: ProcHFC: 12: pp54-60
Sent to Gaole - Valentyne Noyse of Wickham, husbandman, appoynted to fire Exon Beacons
   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001