In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eastleigh like this:

EASTLEY, a chapelry in South Stoneham parish, Hants; 5½ miles NNE of Southampton. It was constituted in 1868. Value of the living, £120.

Eastleigh through time

Eastleigh is now part of EASTLEIGH District. Click here for graphs and data of how EASTLEIGH has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eastleigh itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eastleigh in Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/178

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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