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anyone a hampshire parish expert ?

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Ed

Ed Report 14 Jun 2006 09:34

i,ve tried genuki etc and can find no entry for setley, a small hamlet/village adjoining the new forest. can anyone advise me of its parish, circa 1800 ?

Merry

Merry Report 14 Jun 2006 09:37

Come on Ed......I've told you this before!! It's about 1-2 miles south of Brockenhurst (north of Boldre and Lymington). These days it's on the A337. Merry

Ed

Ed Report 14 Jun 2006 09:44

i know where it is ! its the parish which i,m looking for

Carter

Carter Report 14 Jun 2006 10:14

ed is this of any use Setley refce: Coates 1989 SETLEY, hamlet in the PARISH of BROCKENHURST in the COUNTY of HAMPSHIRE Occurs as 'Setle' in 1331. Appears to mean 'planted wood', though this would have needed enclosing against roaming animals and enclosure of the royal forest for any purpose was illegal till 1483. (That does not mean it never happened.) Possibly therefore includes 'sett'='stunted', as Gover suggests for 'Set Thorns Inclosure' (Rhinefield); though the chances of that including 'set'='planted' are significantly higher in view of the date of the first record 1595. The 1483 Act provided for coppicewood to be surrounded with a thorn hedge until it had matured.

Jennifer

Jennifer Report 14 Jun 2006 10:15

You need to look under Boldre or Brockenhurst, but it will almost certainly come under Brockenhurst, it does not show up as a Parish in its own right. Jennifer

Ed

Ed Report 14 Jun 2006 10:23

thanks all.