Winslade

Winslade
Hackwood House from the west side
Winslade  Winslade shown within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU654481
Civil parish	Winslade
District	Basingstoke and Deane
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Basingstoke
Postcode district	RG25 2
Dialling code	01256
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Basingstoke
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Coordinates: 51°13′43″N 1°03′48″W / 51.2285°N 1.0634°W / 51.2285; -1.0634

Winslade is a hamlet and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. It lies 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Basingstoke, just off the A339 road. The hamlet covers an area of 712 acres (288 ha) and has an average elevation of 550 feet (170 m). Its nearest railway station is Basingstoke, 4.2 miles (6.8 km) north of the hamlet. According to the 2011 census, Winslade had a population of 188. The parish of Winslade contains the vast Hackwood Park, a 89 acres (36 ha) Grade I listed Royal deer park.

The manor of Winslade was held by the descendants of Hugh de Port from 1086 until 1555, until it was bought by William, Marquis of Winchester. Hackwood Park was acquired by William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester in the 16th century, and was used as a deer hunting park until the 20th century. Winslade contains 42 Grade II listed buildings, including Hackwood House, a Grade II* listed building. Its church, dedicated to St Mary, dates from 1816 and was Grade II listed on 26 April 1957.

History

The hamlet's name has been spelled in various ways, including Winesflot (11th century), Wineslode (13th century), Wynesflode, (14th century), and Wyndslade (16th century).^[1] The manor of Winslade was held by a landowner Hugh de Port in 1086, and had continued in his ownership by his descendants for centuries until 1555 when the manor was sold by William, Marquis of Winchester. In 1275 Winslade was held of John de St John for half a knight's fee by Alan de Hagheman, who purchased the manor a year later.^[1] William, Marquis of Winchester died in 1555 and the land was passed onto his son Francis of Bolton,^[2] who was fined four shillings as lord of both Winslade and Kempshott for not attending the Basingstoke Hundred court in 1560.^[3] Two years later he sold Winslade to his overlord, John Marquess of Winchester, whose descendants had continued to hold it until at least 1908.^[1]

The parish of Winslade formerly included the village of Kempshott, which covered an area of 555 acres (225 ha), but was merged with Winslade in 1393. It continued to form part of Winslade until 1876, until it was added to the parish of Dummer under the Divided Parishes Act.^[1] Hackwood Park was acquired by William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester in the 16th century, and was used as a Royal deer park until the early 20th century.^[4]

Geography and demographics

Winslade is located in the northern central part of Hampshire, in South East England, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Basingstoke, its nearest town.^[5] The parish covers an area of 712 acres (288 ha), and has an average elevation of approximately 550 feet (170 m) above sea level.^[1] The landscape is dominated by woodland and plantations.^[5] The soil is clay with a subsoil of chalk. The most prominent crops are wheat, oats, barley and turnips.^[1] The parish contains Hackwood Park, an 89 acres (36 ha) Grade I listed Royal deer hunting park, which lies to the north.^[1] According to the 2011 census, the parish of Winslade had a population of 188 people. In addition, there are 95 households in the parish with an average size of 2.36 people.^[6]

Neighbouring towns, villages, and places

	Cliddesden	Basingstoke	Mapledurwell
	Farleigh Wallop		Tunworth
		Winslade
	Weston Patrick	Herriard	Ellisfield

Notable landmarks

Fishing temple in the grounds of Hackwood Park

The parish of Winslade contains a total of 42 listed buildings, including three Grade II* listed – the majority of which are located in Hackwood Park.^[7] Hackwood House is a palatial mansion of symmetrical design, with a core dating from 1680. The exterior has four Neo-classical columns, which are situated in front of pilasters set against the main wall. The central doorway a central is oval shaped which also contains two columns and side pilasters. The interior of Hackwood House contains panelling and a large fireplace of late 17th century style, with a carved swag ornament brought from Abbotstone House in Wiltshire.^[8]

Other listed buildings in Hackwood Park are the fishing temple, a once-domed building with eight columns and an incomplete circular stone base,^[9] a 19th century teahouse pavillion,^[10] a single story mid-18th century orangey,^[11] a statue of George I which dates from 1722,^[12] and a late 19th century mill house.^[13] Grade II* listed buildings include an early 19th century stable block and riding school,^[14] and a menagerie pond pavilion, which dates from 1727 and was given as a gift by James Gibbs to the third Duke of Bolton.^[15]

The church of St Mary is a plain rectangular plan with a yellow brick tower and slate roofing. Although the site is old, the present church dates from 1816 and was Grade II listed on 26 April 1957. The church is described as a "rather unattractive building" with plastered walls, weathered stone bands, and slender openings.^[1][16]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Winslade.

• Winslade Brief History
• History of Winslade, a hamlet in Basingstoke and Deane

Towns, villages and hamlets in the Basingstoke and Deane District of Hampshire, England
	Towns	Basingstoke Tadley Whitchurch
	Civil parishes	Ashford Hill with Headley Ashmansworth Baughurst Bramley Burghclere Candovers Chineham Cliddesden Deane Dummer East Woodhay Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green Farleigh Wallop Hannington Herriard Highclere Hurstbourne Priors Kingsclere Laverstoke Litchfield and Woodcott Mapledurwell and Up Nately Monk Sherborne Mortimer West End Newtown North Waltham Nutley Oakley Old Basing and Lychpit Overton Pamber Popham Preston Candover Rooksdown Sherborne St John Sherfield on Loddon Silchester St Mary Bourne Steventon Stratfield Turgis Tunworth Upton Grey Weston Corbett Weston Patrick Winslade Wootton St Lawrence
	Villages and hamlets	Adbury Aldermaston Soke Aldern Bridge Andwell Ashe Ashe Warren Ashford Hill Ashley Warren Axford Axmansford Binley Bishop's Green Bramley Corner Bramley Green Broadmere Brock's Green Brown Candover Charter Alley Chilton Candover Cole Henley Dunley East Oakley Ecchinswell Ellisfield Ewhurst Freefolk Hare Warren Headley Heath End Ibworth Inhurst Litchfield Little London Lower Woodcott Lower Wyke Malshanger Mapledurwell Middle Wyke Nately Scures Newfound Newnham Newtown Common North Oakley North Sydmonton Old Basing Old Burghclere Pamber End Pamber Green Pamber Heath Penwood Plastow Green Quidhampton Ramsdell Southrope Stoke Spanish Green Sydmonton Tufton Warren Up Nately Upper Woodcott Upper Wootton Tufton Turgis Green Wadwick Wells-in-the-Field West Heath Whitnal Whitway Woolton Hill Wolverton Wolverton Common
	Districts of Basingstoke	Brighton Hill Hatch Warren Kempshott Oakridge South Ham Winklebury Worting Viables