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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Netley like this:
Netley, vil. with ry. sta., Hound par., Hants, on NE. side of Southampton Water, 6 miles SE. of Southampton; P.O., T.O., called Netley Abbey; Netley Abbey, a Cistercian house founded in time of Henry III., is now an interesting ruin, in a beautiful situation; at Netley are the Army Medical School and the Royal Victoria Military Hospital (1857), the latter with accommodation for1000patients.
Netley is now part of EASTLEIGH District. Click here for graphs and data of how EASTLEIGH has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Netley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Netley, in Eastleigh and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21558
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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