Wolverton, Hampshire

Wolverton is a village in north Hampshire, England. It is within the civil parish of Baughurst,[1] and located approximately 7 miles (11 km) from both Newbury and Basingstoke.

Wolverton
Wolverton
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU553585
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTADLEY
Postcode districtRG26
Dialling code01635
PoliceHampshire
FireHampshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

History

Named in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ulvretune,[2] Wolverton has a royal history. Circa 885, King Alfred gave the area – along with neighbouring Baughurst – to the Diocese of Winchester.[3]

Pipe Rolls identify the existence of a royal household in the village as early as the 12th century, and that Eleanor of Aquitaine resided there in 1165 while her husband – Henry II – was in Normandy.[4] The manor of Wolverton remained in royal ownership through the reigns of King John and Henry III, until possession was gained by the family of Peter Fitz Herbert some time after 1217.[4]

In 1837, Sir Peter Pole sold the manor to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington,[4] and it remained part of the Wellington estate until 1943.[5] The present-day Wolverton House is a late-Georgian manor house, near to St Catherine's Church.[6]

References
  1. "Area: Baughurst CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  2. "Wolverton, Hampshire". 49r Great Domesday Book. The National Archives. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  3. "Baughurst History". Baughurst Parish Council. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  4. Page, William (1911). "Parishes: Wolverton". A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4. British History Online. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  5. "The National Archives - Wellington". Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  6. Chevallier, Hugh (13 September 2008). "Wolverton House". Geograph. Retrieved 3 April 2009.

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