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Grateley History - Introduction and Index |
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Written by Steven R. Cole
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Sunday, 07 October 2007 |
Intoduction
by Michael Longyear
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GRATELEY, A Short History of a Hampshire Village
This book of some 120 pages of A5, printed by Paul Bulpitt
Ltd., Andover is the merging of the historical notes that were produced for the
Grateley Web site.
The notes were produced from scratch each month to create an
interest in the site by virtue of the serial nature of the publications.
Interest was much greater than anticipated and it was suggested that a book be
produced with the notes expanded where possible.
The booklet was completed and printed in 2004 and offered
for sale in the village shops and Ottakar's bookshop. It was received
favourably by many in the village and elsewhere to the extent that the small
run of printing had to be repeated. Some copies are still available at £7.50
inclusive of postage and packaging (UK Only - for outside UK please check rates with Michael ).
The booklet fills in many of the gaps that were evident in
the early submission to the Grateley web site with much input from many of the
inhabitants of Grateley and scouring of the Libraries of Andover, Winchester
and Salisbury. The Hampshire Record Office, Winchester and the Internet were
great sources of information.
The booklet does not purport to be a scholarly
treatise; merely a collection of little known information on a Parish that
appears to be overlooked in the history books.
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Index |
This section is devoted to a series of articles written by a 'long term
villager' Michael Longyear recording a brief history of Grateley from 929AD
until current times. As well as looking back at the period of our village
history, he records in some detail later village life as it comes to terms with
two world wars and transition to modern day living.
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Supplementary Text from the Old Web
Site
 The history of our village can
be dated back to over two thousand years ago when people lived in the
pre-historic hillfort at nearby Quarley Hill. In the intervening years the
Romans have lived here, King Athelstan enacted the first code of laws in
Grateley, and various Lords of the Manor have come and gone. The railway in
Victorian times brought work and wealth to the village and turned Grateley into
a communication centre for the local area.
This rich history is reflected
in the buildings within the village. From the 13th Century Church, 16th Century
farm cottages, 17th and 18th century manor houses, and what seems to have been a
major development period for the village in Victorian times.
We cannot do
justice to Grateley's history on this one page, so local resident Michael
Longyear has taken it upon himself to write a more detailed report on the
history. He has divided the history into sections and after 14 months he has
reached the first 25 years of the current Queens reign.The entries shown are
links to that page.
We have included, where relevant, links to other
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Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
Part 12
Part 13
Part 14
Part 15
Part 16
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Pre-History, Romans, Saxons and Death of Athelstan
The Medieval Period, The Church of St. Leonard
The Lords of the Manor
The Tudor Period and The Stuart Period
The Georgian Period
The Victorian Period (1 of 4)
The Victorian Period (2 of 4)
The Victorian Period (3 of 4)
The Victorian Period (4 of 4)
Early 20th Centuary
Between the Wars
The War Years
Modern Grateley
Elizabethan Period (1 of 2)
Elizabethan Period (2 of 2)
Modern Holders of the Title of "Lord of the Manor of Grateley"
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43AD-1066
1066-1485
across the centuaries!
1485-1609 and 1609-1714
1714-1837
1837-1901
1837-1901
1837-1901
1837-1901
1902-1919
1919-1939
1939-1946
1947-1951
1951-1960
1960-1977
1930-2007
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 05 November 2008 )
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