Holybourne

Holybourne is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Haliborne and appears in 1418 as Halybourn.[http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no629/aCP40no629fronts/IMG_0558.htm Plea Rolls of the court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP 40/557] second entry. Defendant John Pouke lived there

The name is thought to be derived from the Old English Haligburna which means sacred stream, referring to the small stream whose spring is near Holybourne Church whence it runs through the village.{{cite book|last=Coates |first=Richard|year= 1989|title=Place Names of Hampshire|location= Batsford |ISBN= 0-7134-5625-6 |url=http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/hgazsrcs.htm|website=envf.port.ac.uk}}

English author Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865) bought a house in Holybourne in 1865. She died suddenly when visiting the house on 12 November 1865.

Being located close to the former RAF Lasham airfield gliders are often spotted in the sky.

RAF Odiham is home to the British Chinooks and has a flight path over the village at a low level allowing excellent views of the aircraft.

Cuckoo's corner, near the end of the village, has the remains of a Roman road and often finds are found in surrounding fields and cricket pitches.

In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 507.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10015960/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Holybourne AP/Ch/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=23 April 2024}} On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Alton.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10015960|title=Relationships and changes Holybourne AP/Ch/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=23 April 2024}}

In the nineteenth century, a brewery was established in Holybourne by Walter Complin, who died in 1890. By the start of the 20th century, it was run by John Fowler Complin.{{cite web|url=http://www.holybourne.com/news/mag%200704.pdf|date=14 December 2004|author=Roger Eldridge|title=The Holybourne Village Magazine|access-date=4 February 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204102032/http://www.holybourne.com/news/mag%200704.pdf|archive-date=4 December 2008|df=dmy-all}} The site is now occupied by a residential area called Complins.

There is one pub in the village, The White Hart{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitehartholybourne.com/|title=The White Hart Pub - Dining & Rooms Alton, Hampshire|last=websites4pubs.co.uk|website=www.whitehartholybourne.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-04-25}} along with a small shop cum post office.

In 1984, planning permission was granted for the Holybourne Oil Terminal, rail served by the Alton Line, to be the trans-shipment point for production from the Humbly Grove oil field, Lasham, delivery of the oil to be by pipeline. In 1989, further permission was granted to deliver a limited amount of crude oil by road tanker.{{cite web

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}} The freight trains serving Holybourne arrive at Holybourne Freight railway station.

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The Church of the Holy Rood in Holybourne has foundations dating from the 12th century,{{cite web|url=http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/churches/holyboui.htm|title=Holybourne: Church of the Holy Rood|work=List of Churches in the area covered by East Hampshire District|author=John Owen Smith|access-date=16 January 2008}} and the nave, west end and lower part of the tower appear to date from this time. The chancel was added later, completing the building by the 13th century. However, two centuries later the floor of the building was raised, possibly because of nearby springs. The north aisle was replaced in 1879.

In autumn 2009, eight new bells manufactured at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry were installed in the church by Whites Bellhangers, of Appleton, Oxon, who cleaned up the existing three bells and re-hung them on a new bell frame installed higher up in the steeple and connected them back to the clock to continue their chiming role.

The new eight bells are in the key of B, and the heaviest (Bell No 8) weighs 6 cwt 3 qtrs 16 lb. They are inscribed and dedicated as follows:

• No 1 Bell: John Milne, writer, 1775–1817
• No 2 Bell: Elizabeth Gaskell, writer, 1810–1865
• No 3 Bell: William Curtis, botanist, 1746–1799
• No 4 Bell: Alfred Munnings, painter, 1878–1959 (the famous equestrian artist, who resided at The White Hart, Holybourne).
• No 5 Bell: Edmund Spenser, poet, 1552–1599
• No 6 Bell: Edward Thomas, poet, 1878–1917
• No 7 Bell: Izaak Walton, angler & biographer, 1593–1683
• No 8 Bell: Rev. Gilbert White, curate & naturalist, 1720–1793

On Sunday, 11 October 2009, there was a Service of Consecration of the eight new bells. On Sunday, 15 November 2009, there was a Service of Dedication by Michael Harley, the Archdeacon of Winchester.[http://www.holybourne.com/news/Sep%202009.pdf What’s On] September 2009 {{dead link|date=October 2011}}[http://www.holybourne.com/church/church.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719120838/http://www.holybourne.com/church/church.htm|date=19 July 2008}}

• Anon Church of the Holy Rood, Holybourne July 2011 (available from the church)

• Holybourne Hill, one of the highest points in Hampshire, rises nearby.

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• [http://www.holybourne.com/ Holybourne]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080719121038/http://www.holybourne.com/about/Whites.pdf Extract from White’s Directory 1859]
• [http://www.stainedglassrecords.org/Ch.asp?ChId=2101 Stained Glass Windows at Holy Rood, Holybourne, Hampshire]

{{Geographic location

|title = Nearest Settlements

|Centre = Holybourne

|North = Long Sutton

|Northeast = Upper Froyle
Bentley

|East = Binsted

|Southeast = Kingsley

|South = East Worldham

|Southwest = Alton

|West = Shalden

|Northwest = Weston Patrick

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Category:Villages in Hampshire

Category:Former civil parishes in Hampshire

Category:East Hampshire District

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