Minley
| Minley | |
  Minley Minley shown within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU8156155609 |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | Blackwater and Hawley |
| District | Hart |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLACKWATER |
| Postcode district | GU51 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | North East Hampshire |
Minley is a village in the Hart District of Hampshire, England. In the ecclesiastical parish of Hawley and the civil parish of Blackwater and Hawley.[1] It lies on the A327 road between the M3 and Yateley. Its nearest town is Blackwater, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) away from the village.
History
Minley is included in the Domesday Book as Mindeslei,[2] in the Holesete Hundred, Hantescire as a Manor in Yateley, assessed at 2 hides and worth 20s, and was in the possession of Alsi the son of Brixi. Historic spellings of Minley include; Mundeleya, 1189-1199; Mundele, 1236; Mendeley, 1280; Mynley, 1516[3] and Mindley in the 18th century.[4] Minley ferm (Farm) is shown on an Old map by Norden from 1607[5] being in the Crundall Hundred of Hamshire.
In the Domesday Book, the Manor of Minley is described as an area of land/estate of 2 hides (approx. 240-300 acres), now however, Minley Manor is a term used locally for the mansion house built by Henry Clutton in 1858-1860, which is currently used by the Royal School of Military Engineering.
References
External links
- Minley Historic Rural Settlement publication, including tithe map of 1846
- Photograph of Church of St. Andrews, Minley
