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| The village of Denmead lies on the Southern end of
Hambledon Parish and is a modern civil Parish that was created in
1932. It was once a scattered village extending quite some distances but
now it is being gradully filled with modern properties. The church is
dedicated to All Saints and was built in 1880. In 1316 it belonged to the Bishop of Winchester who leased it to a variety of people. It first became a manor as such in 1449 when William Wayte had possession of it and on the death of his grandson the Wayte lands were divided among the family members and Demead went to Eleanor and Richard Bruning. The property was again divided between the two and part of it fell into the hands of the Perkin and Wollascot families. The propert changed ownership quite often after this until in 1831 Henry Kennett was in possession. Denmead Manor was not mentioned again until 1908 when the Ecclesiastical Commissioners were the Lords of the Manor. There is one unusual item in the village and that is standing at the roadside at Worlds End is the second oldest pillar box in Hampshire, These pillar boxes had a flap over the slit to protect the mail from the weather. Unusually this box is not marked on the 1873 OS 1/2500 map so it may have come to Denmead before 190e where it is recorded in a local directory. IMAGES OF DENMEAD
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