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Bramshott is a village with mediaeval origins in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies 0.9 miles (1.4 km) north of Liphook.

Bramshott
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Bramshott Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU842329
Civil parish	Bramshott and Liphook
District	East Hampshire
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Liphook
Postcode district	GU30
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	East Hampshire
List of places UK England Hampshire 51.08928°N 0.79827°W / 51.08928; -0.79827

The nearest railway station, Liphook, is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south of the village.

History

The first evidence for the hamlet of Bramshott is the record of Matthew as its first Rector in 1225 and the early 13th century church. The parish evolved from the medieval manors of Brembreste (Bramshott today), Lidessete (Ludshott), Ciltelelei (Chiltlee), the royal forest of Woolmer and fragments of two other manors.

Bramshott Manor is described in the Domesday Book as held by Edward of Salisbury from the king with two freemen, thirteen tenants (of restricted freedom) and two mills.[1] Ludshott Manor, lying to the north of Bramshott Manor, is recorded with ten households and a mill.[2] Chiltlee Manor lay to the south of Bramshott Manor and was recorded as being held by the king, William the Conqueror, with four tenants and land for two ploughs, worth fifty three shillings (£2.65).[3] These manors lay on the edge of the royal forest of Woolmer, with the origins of Liphook perhaps built as smallholdings to serve huntsmen.

The village grew until the 14th century but was checked by the Black Death. It seems some people escaped from the manors to Liphook to evade taxes of the Lord. Since the 16th century development of Bramshott has been intertwined with that of Liphook.

St. Mary's Church holds the graves of 318 Canadian soldiers stationed at nearby Bramshott Camp during the First World War, including many victims of the influenza pandemic of 1918-20.

Part of the ancient parish of Bramshott used to be in the county of Sussex, comprising an irregularly shaped protrusion of that county's territory containing Holly Hills and Griggs Green. This reached as far north as the lake at Canforth Park Farm.[4] In addition Bramshott had a small enclave within Sussex, comprising Croft House Farm near Folly Mere.[5]

Environment

Bramshott Chase is an area of National Trust woodland adjacent to the London-Portsmouth Road popular for walking.[6]

Notable people

The actor Boris Karloff, born William Henry Pratt in London, lived in retirement in Bramshott until his death in 1969.[7]

References

Further reading

• Capes, W.W. (1901). Rural Life in Hampshire among the Manors of Bramshott.
• Newman, Roger C. (1976). A Hampshire Parish.
• Finney, Joan; Wilson, Alan. "The Origin and Growth of Liphook: 1. Before the Coaching Age". Liphook Community Magazine. Summer. 2005: 16–17.

External links

• Anglican Churches of St Mary, Bramshott and Liphook Church Centre
• Historical information and links on GENUKI

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