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The workhouse records held at county record offices and the TNA are a goldmine of information. Many of them deal with administration. However, there are a

In the 1950s, Portsmouth was one of those few corporations whose archives were still virtually unknown to historians, although a local interest was already at

2017 was the bi-centenary of the death of Jane Austen and a group of heritage organisations in Southampton decided to re-assess the time that she

Finally, we knew they did come from the abbey cloisters! The capitals in St Bartholomew’s church in Hyde, on the outskirts of Winchester, have been described

How best to support the poor and needy is at the heart all political thought in a civilised society. For local and family historians the

Most people at some time ask why the place they live in has acquired its name. Almost a century ago the English Place-Name Society set

By the north side of the tower of Holy Trinity Church, Wonston, near Winchester, lies the red marble tombstone of the Rev. Alexander Robert Charles

Most classics have a barrier to surmount before the ‘go’ button is reached. Jane Austen, arguably Hampshire’s lead brand, is not to everyone’s taste. But

The Buriton Village Association has been able to demonstrate how the village has grown between c.1100 and the present, by digitally overlaying information from maps