Botley, Hampshire

Description
Botley, a village and a parish in Hants. The village stands on the river Hamble, and has a station on the L. & S.W.R., 79 miles from London, and 4 SW of Bishops-Waltham. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office (S.O.) A considerable trade is done in flour and timber; a fortnightly market is held on Monday. The parish comprises 2095 acres of land and 40 of foreshore and water; population of the civil parish, 1114; of the ecclesiastical, 819. Botley Grange and Botley Hill are chief residences. A farm here was held by the political writer William Cobbett. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester; net value, £265 with residence. The church was built in 1835, enlarged in 1859, and again in 1892. There is a Congregational chapel.