Selborne
The Swing Riots
The Swing Riots in Hampshire. The Swing Riots of 1830 were an uprising by agricultural workers in parts of Eastern and Southern England. It was a civil unrest that was a long time in the making, the stirrings of unrest began in the 1780’s and then during the Napoleonic Wars faded away somewhat. Fifty years…
Read MoreMedieval Shoes in Selborne
Medieval shoes never look very comfortable but they are brilliantly evocative of a time long past The Medieval shoe in discussion is the one with excessively long pointed toes. They are called ‘Poulaines’ meaning ‘shoes in the Polish fashion’ since they were thought to have been fashionable in Krakow in the 15th century. The Poulaine…
Read MoreGilbert White Selborne
Gilbert White of Selborne, the quiet naturalist, whose life was committed to the observance of all the natural history that surrounded his home in Hampshire.
Read MoreThe Selborne Yew in 1932
Hampshire History has a photo of the great yew tree at Selborne as it was in the summer of 1932
Read MoreBaptismal Font Selborne
The Baptismal font Selborne in the church of St Mary’s is a beautiful example of C12th tub shaped font.
Read MoreSt Francis Window Selborne
The beautiful window of St Francis, in St Mary’s church Selborne commemorates the life of Gilbert White.
Read MoreKnights Templars at Selborne
The Knights Templar tombstones in St Mary’s church Selborne are the sole surviving artefacts of the Knights Templar preceptory established at Sotherington close to Selborne in Hampshire
Read MoreSir Adam de Gurdon
Sir Adam de Gurdon, one time knight and land owner in Hampshire became a notorious highwayman after losing his estates because of his support for Simon de Montfort in the Second Barons War
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