. A history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . at the extra-parochialdistrict of Godsfield has been included in the hundred. From the 14thcentury the whole of Bountisborough Hundred was Crown the Commonwealth the Parliamentary Commissioners took a surveyof the hundred as part of the possessions of Charles Stuart, late king ofEngland. This survey mentions that a court was held twice yearly at the usualplace, but the name of this place is not 1 Pop. Ret. 1831. 2 Hants, i, 462. It is supposed by some writers that the scribes had mistaken the old EnglishB for a
. A history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . at the extra-parochialdistrict of Godsfield has been included in the hundred. From the 14thcentury the whole of Bountisborough Hundred was Crown the Commonwealth the Parliamentary Commissioners took a surveyof the hundred as part of the possessions of Charles Stuart, late king ofEngland. This survey mentions that a court was held twice yearly at the usualplace, but the name of this place is not 1 Pop. Ret. 1831. 2 Hants, i, 462. It is supposed by some writers that the scribes had mistaken the old EnglishB for an M, and ought to have written 4 Bantesberge. Mr. Round has pointed out a clear instance of thisconfusion in Bucks where the scribe has written 4 Molebec for the Norman name Bolebec 3 Hants, i, 462^, 463*7, 474*7, 474^ 49 irf, 496/7. 4 Ibid. 470. 6 Ibid. 418. 6 Feud. Aids, ii, 306, 329, 348. T Ibid. Ibid. 320. Hants, i, 462^, 463,7, 474a, 474^, 491*7, 496*7. 10 Feud. Aids, ii, 306. « Ibid. 12 Pari. Surv. Hants, 1652, bo. T88 BOUNTISBOROUGH HUNDRED GODSFIELD Godesfeld, Godefeld (xii cent.). The parish of Godsfield lies 3 miles north-eastof New Alresford. It was formerly extra-parochial,but is now a parish in Alresford union, and adjoinsArmsworth, which lies on the east. Godsfield Farm, and the remains of the chapel ofthe Hospitallers, now in disuse, are in the south-eastof the parish. The ground is fairly high, rising insome places to over 520 ft. above the ordnance north of the parish is occupied by a large copseand plantations. There are several old chalk-pitsscattered throughout the parish. Duthy, writing about 1830, states that there wasonly one house in Godsfield, which was occupied bythe farmer and his A few cottages have beenadded since then, but in 1903 the number of inhabit-ants was only 1 3. The area of the parish is 509 acres, of which 164acres are arable land, 225 acres permanent grass and103 acres woods and plantations/ Co
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