Mapledurwell is a village in
Hampshire
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, England, that is located south east of
Basingstoke. The name Mapledurwell means 'maple tree spring.'
History
Recorded in the
Domesday Book
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, the land was held by Anschill for
Edward the Confessor. From 1086, it became the sole Hampshire estate of
Hugh de Port, covering the parishes of
Newnham,
Up Nately and
Andwell. Forfeited by
Adam de Port in 1172, after the King gave the manor to Alan Basset, it was transferred to Hugh de Despenser in 1306, who was hanged by
Queen Isabel in 1326. Returned to the Despenser family in 1337, it remained in their possession for two centuries. In 1528, William Frost of Avington granted the manor to
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
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, which remained the major land owner until 1839. This later long period of ownership resulted in the continuation of small tenant farm holdings, and hence the relatively late enclosure of the farmlands, and retention of an open land setting and older "twisty" road layout. The present area of allotment land was awarded to the village under and Enclosure act of June 1863. The opening of the
Basingstoke Canal
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From Basingstoke, the canal passes through or near Greywell, North Warnborough, Odiham, ...
from 1778, which ran through the northern half of Up Nately, and the expansion of the nearby brickworks brought many industrial jobs to the area.
Governance
The village of Mapledurwell is part of the
civil parish
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of Mapledurwell and Up Nately and is part of the
Basing ward
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Division or unit
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of
Basingstoke and Deane borough council
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.
The borough council is a
Non-metropolitan district
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of
Hampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council (HCC) is an English council that governs eleven of the thirteen districts geographically located within the ceremonial county of Hampshire. As one of twenty-four county councils in England, it acts as the upper tier of ...
.
Further reading
John Hare, Jean Morrin and Stan Wright ''The Victoria History of Hampshire: Mapledurwell'' Institute of Historical Research, 2012
References
External links
Mapledurwell parish councilHistory of MapledurwellMapConservation Area Appraisal: Mapledurwell* ''Hampshire Treasures: Volume 2 (Basingstoke and Deane)'' page
an
;St Mary
MAPLEDURWELL, St. Mary (1850-1854) Hampshire
(Click on image of plan to the right of the page.)
Stained Glass Windows at St. Mary, Mapledurwell, Hampshire
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Villages in Hampshire