Abbots Ann, Hampshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Abbots Ann. You may be able to find further references to Abbots Ann in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Abbots Ann parish Bartholomew
ABBOTS-ANN a parish Imperial

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Abbots Ann.

Place Type of entry Source
Ann, Little tithing Bartholomew
ANN (Little) a tything Imperial

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Monxton 0 3
Upper Clatford 0 4
Goodworth Clatford 0 2
Amport 1 2
Penton Mewsey 0 2
Penton Grafton 14 2
Grateley 1 2
Wherwell 1 3
Foxcott 0 2
Longstock 0 2
Andover 30 4
Thruxton 0 2
Appleshaw 7 2
Fyfield 0 2
Knights Enham 0 3
Test Valley 0 1
Over Wallop 0 2
Quarley 0 2
Kimpton 0 2
Nether Wallop 1 3

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Abbots Ann. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
ABBOTS ANN John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).

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