Thank you for the information. I think that is why I have been so confused -- no village. I knew if I posted a query, I would receive the answer from this group. Thanks! On Sun Jul 1 2:18 , Dave Beckett <chieftech99@yahoo.co.uk> sent: >South Stoneham parish, stretched from the Swaythling in Southampton to Westend, Hedge End, Botley etc this was a large rural parish. There is a parish church of St Mary South Stoneham but there is no village. > >Regards Dave > > >--------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your freeaccount today. > *************************************** > >When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

South Stoneham was once indeed a village with its own parish church of St Mary see my website and was in the hundred of Waltham Hampshire. Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645 http://www.southernlife.org.uk/swaythli.htm A more detailed description and history can be found at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42035 Chris SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) http://Southernlife.org.uk History of the Hampshire, Dorset and IOW Villages,Towns and Churches ----- Original Message ----- From: <bnfreem@olfreegenes.com> To: <hampshire-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [HAMPSHIRE-LIFE] South Stoneham Thank you for the information. I think that is why I have been so confused -- no village. I knew if I posted a query, I would receive the answer from this group. Thanks! On Sun Jul 1 2:18 , Dave Beckett <chieftech99@yahoo.co.uk> sent: >South Stoneham parish, stretched from the Swaythling in Southampton to >Westend, Hedge End, Botley etc this was a large rural parish. There is a parish church of St Mary South Stoneham but there is no village. > >Regards Dave > > >--------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up > for your freeaccount today. > *************************************** > >When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > *************************************** When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message