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Havant in Southampton County England History and GeographyHAVANT, a market town, parish, and liberty, in the Portsdown division of the county of SOUTHAMPTON, 21¼ miles (E. by S.) from Southampton, and 64 (S.W.) from London, containing 2099 inhabitants. The town, situated on the high road from Southampton and Fareham to Chichester, is neatly built, and consists principally of one long street, intersected by another at right angles: it is partially paved and well supplied with water, but not lighted. There are a subscription newsroom and a book club. The manufacture of parchment is carried on to some extent. The market, granted by King John, but now very inconsiderable, is held on Saturday; and there are fairs on June 22nd and October 17th. This parish is within the jurisdiction of the Cheyney Court held at Winchester every Thursday, for the recovery of debts to any amount. The living is a rectory, in the peculiar jurisdiction of the incumbent, rated in the king's books at £24. 6. 0½., and in the patronage of the Bishop of Winchester. The church, dedicated to St. Faith, and standing in the centre of the town, is a cruciform structure, with a tower rising from the intersection: the architecture is of different periods; the chancel has a handsome groined ceiling, and at the east end a painted window has been recently put up, the gift of Sir John Staunton, Bart., of Leigh park, in this parish. The church has lately received an addition of one hundred and seventy free sittings, towards defraying the expense of which, the Incorporated Society for the enlargement of churches and chapels contributed £20. There are places of worship for Independents and Roman Catholics. A National school for about one hundred boys and seventy girls is supported by subscription: there is likewise a school on the Lancasterian system. About four years since a swing-bridge was erected, at an expense of nearly £12,000, across the channel which connects Langston harbour with that of Chichester, thus affording a communication with Hayling Island, which lies about a mile to the south of Havant. Vessels of two hundred tons' burden enter Langston harbour with coal, oysters, &c. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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