Bickton
Bickton | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | FORDINGBRIDGE | |
Postcode district | SP6 | |
Dialling code | 01425 | |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
Bickton is a
Overview
Bickton is a hamlet in the
History
Bickton is recorded in the
In the 13th and 14th centuries the manor was in the hands of the Fitz Aucher family, and in the 15th century it was held by the Romsey family.[3] The manor descended to the Bartholomews, but a dispute arose in the 16th century when Thomas Bartholomew and his wife Anne complained that Arthur Bulkeley and others had entered their manor-house of Bickton, broken down their hedges and gates, driven away their cattle and taken away "a greate bell hanging in the roffe of the said manor-howse wyche of a veri long tyme hadd hanged there and used as a warnyng bell when any daunger of enemyes fyer or theves were abought the seid howse."[3] In 1632 the manor was sold to John Davenant who was at that time the bishop of Salisbury, and the manor stayed with the Davenants throughout the 17th century.[3] It was purchased by Sir Eyre Coote in 1766, being joined to the West Park estate in Rockbourne.[3]
A mill has existed at Bickton since the time of the Domesday Book.[3] In the 19th century the mill employed about 25 people.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Bickton, NFDC Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Domesday Map - Bickton
- ^ a b c d e f Victoria County History of Hampshire: Fordingbridge
External links
Media related to Bickton at Wikimedia Commons