The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
West Stratton continued
Aerial View
Beyond the immediate vicinity of the village the rolling downland offers spectacular views of this part of Hampshire. Within the old farmyard the old cattle buildings have recently been converted into two dwellings in keeping with the original character of the building.
There used to be a chapel here but no traces remain.
There now is a small development of houses and offices at Parkhill Barns
The history summary of the Parish, has been taken, with kind permission of Peter Clarke's family,
from Dever & Down: A History of the Villages in and Around the Dever Valley in Hampshire
by Peter Clarke
Vine Cottage - 1951
Aerial View
Image Courtesy of Pam Newman A33 at the West Stratton turning, Parkside Cottages centre foreground, Stratton estate carpenters’ workshop right and walled kitchen garden in the background. The M3 passed between Parkside Cottages and the walled garden
Vine Cottage - 1951