New Alresford
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Hampshire
SU588326
51.088N 1.165W : lat'n'long
otherwise: alresforda, 701-12; alresforda, 947-955; Alreford, 1167
ALRESFORD, NEW and OLD
Old English 'alder ford', with the implication 'at the alder tree' because of the genitive singular form of the first element? The tradition showing no '-s' is later and only sporadic. Most forms from 701 all through the Middle Ages are of the type 'Alresford'. The modern pronunciation may be first seen in 1408 '(Allesford). New Alresford' founded by bishop Godfrey de Lucy in 1200, is first distinguished in the mid 13th century ('Nova Villa de Alresford') later 1332 'Chepyng Alresford' ie: 'Alresford Market(-town)'. Alresford does not take its name from the river ALRE, but vice versa; see ALRE.
The place is described in text Cobbett 1830
... and over some pretty little hills to Alresford, which is a nice little town of itself, but which presents a singularly beautiful view from the last little hill coming from Abbotston.
Period - 19th century, early
a town in Hampshire, with a market on Thursday, and a manufacture of linseys. To the SW of the town is a piece of water, covering about 200 acres, which forms a head to the river Itchin. It is 18m NE Southampton, and 57 WSW London.
Itchen or Alre, a river in Hampshire, which rises near Alresford ...
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, town - Sutton Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
Shown on an old map by Badeslade 1742
- settlement, town - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
otherwise: New-Market
The place is described in text Cox 1738
- Hampshire
Alresford, a Market and Borough Town, lying in the Road between Winchester and London; It is governed by a Bailiff and eight Burgesses, but sends no Members to Parliament. It has a great Market on Thursday weekly, especially for Sheep, and all sorts of Provision, and two Fairs yearly, on Holy-Thursday and Midsummer-Day.
... Godfrey Lucy, who was Bishop there [Winchester] in 1220, renewed the Market here, and called the Place New-Market, perhaps to distinguish it from old Alresford; but the People would not comply with the Alteration, and so it kept its Name.
This Place on May-day, 1610, was burnt down by a Fire that broke out in several Places almost at the same Time, and spared not the Church or Market House. Before this Fire there was not one poor Person who received Collection in the Parish. The Town is restored again since, and appears much fairer than it did before, the Market-House and many private Houses being built with Brick.
Period - 18th century, early
Alresford was a flourishing market town, and remarkable for this; That tho' it had no great trade, and particularly very little, if any manufactures, yet there was no collection in the town for the poor, nor any poor low enough to take alms of the parish, which is what I do not think can be said of any town in England besides.
But this happy circumstance, which so distinguish'd Alresford from all her neighbours, was brought to an end in the year - , when, by a sudden surprizing fire, the whole town, with both the church and the market-house, was reduc'd to a heap of rubbish; and, except a few poor hutts at the remotest ends of the town, not a house left standing: The town is since that very handsomely rebuilt, and the neighbouring gentlemen contributed largely to the relief of the people, especially, by sending in timber towards their building; also their Market-house is handsomely built; but the church not yet, tho' we hear there is a fund raising likewise for that.
Here is a very large pond, ...
Alresford / Is a Borough Town of great Antiquity Govd. by a Bayliff & 8 Burgesses; & is said to have been given by the Pious K: Kinewale to the Church of Winchester, after he had reced ye Christian Sacraments fromye hands of Bp. Birinus; soon after ye Gospel was first preached in Britain. It was entirely destroyed by Fire on May day 1610; before which time there was not one Person that reced~ Alms in the Parish. It has been since advantageously rebuilt, having a good Market House with a great Mt. on Thursd for Sheep, Provions, &c. Fairs on Holy-Th: & Midsumer-day
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, town - Sutton Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- settlement, town - Hampshire
otherwise: Alsford
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- settlement, town - Hampshire
street map
Aleresford vulgo Alsford
Period - 17th century
Alreston, couched betwixt Hills, and near the Great Pond so called, sufficiently stored with fish and wild-fowl. It is an old and ill built Town, but indifferent large, and hath a Market on Thursdays, which is very considerable, especially for sheep and provisions.
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, town - Sutton Hundred - Hantshire
otherwise: Alresforde
Shown on an old map by Simmons 1643
- Hamshire
Period - 1630s-40s
in the N.E. sector of the thumbnail map; 62 miles from London
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, town - Sutton Hundred - Hantshire
The place is described in text Camden 1610
- Hantshire
Period - 1600s
... the mercate towne standing upon the banke thereof [Itchen or Alre], not farre from ponds out of which it issueth, is called Alres-ford, that is, The ford of Alre. ... In the yeere of grace 1220. Godfrey Lucy Bishop of Winchester made a new market place heere and called it Novum forum that is, New mercate, in regard haply of old Alres-ford adjoining thereto.
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, town - Sutton Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
Shown on an old map by Keer 1620
- Southampton
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- settlement, town - Southamtoniae
Listed in Domesday Book
- Falelie Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
see:- Gough Map
Period - 14th century (about 1360)
