Hound, Hampshire

Hound
Hound Hound shown within Hampshire
Population	6,846 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SU466089
Civil parish	Hound
District	Eastleigh
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HAMBLE
Postcode district	SO31
Dialling code	023
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Eastleigh
Website	Hound Parish Council
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Coordinates: 50°52′N 1°21′W / 50.87°N 1.35°W / 50.87; -1.35

Hound is a village and civil parish in the borough of Eastleigh in southern Hampshire, England. The parish encompasses the villages of Netley, Butlocks Heath and Old Netley, and includes such landmarks as Netley Castle and Netley Abbey. In the 2001 census, the parish had a headcount of 6,846 living in 2,928 households.^[1]

History

The 1868 National Gazetteer described the parish as being in the Hundred of "Mainsbridge" and containing Sholing and Woolston as well as Netley.^[2] The land was mainly arable farmland at this point, with some pasture and woodland, including a substantial amount of common land.^[2] The parish has been recorded from about 1370, when John de Bothby, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, held the living of Hound.^[3]

Settlements in the Borough of Eastleigh

	Allington Bishopstoke Botley Boyatt Wood Bursledon Chandler's Ford Chartwell Green Eastleigh Fair Oak Hamble-le-Rice Hedge End Hiltingbury Horton Heath Hound Netley North Stoneham West End

References

↑ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Hound CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
1 2 Pears, Brian. "National Gazetteer (1868) - Hound". Retrieved 2008-11-13.
↑ Ball, F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 John Murray London 1926

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