Holybourne

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Holybourne is a small village in Hampshire, England, east of the town of Alton. It has a population of around 1,500.

[edit] History

Holybourne is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Haliborne.

The name is thought to be derived from the Old English Haligburna which means sacred stream, referring to the small stream whose spring is near Holybourne Church whence it runs through the village.[1]

English author Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) bought a house in Holybourne in 1865. She died suddenly when visiting the house on 12 November 1865.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Coates, Richard: 1989: Place Names of Hampshire: Batsford:: ISBN 0-7134-5625-6 quoted on http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/hgazsrcs.htm

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