Kings Somborne, Hampshire

Gordon Roberts

Hi I am looking for my grandfather Gordon Roberts. All I know is that he lived in Kings Somborne and was a lay preacher. Please can anyone help me?

family history dated 1781 kings somborne.

Please could any one in Kings Somborne let me know who to contact regarding my family history. I have a family tree that dates back to 1781. My decendents were from Kings Somborne. I have names from that time and would very much like to find out more.i.e. if my ancestors are buried in your village. If they are that would... [more]

Mary Henley

Mrs Bullock was a lovely lady, she was very kind, my mother loved her. Does anyone remember my mother? She has passed now, we had very fond memories, my grand mother and grandfather lived here, if anyone can fill in some information I would love that, thank you in advance, Bonnie.

My mother worked here

My mother Mary Henley worked here, and later in 1957 we stayed here after moving back from Canada, I was 4. Mrs Bullock was the proprietor. I wonder where her son and daughter are today.

Hampshire Living Memories

Could the dog be waiting for his weary owner to catch up? This village is close to the Test Valley. There are many thatched cottages to be enjoyed here. At this time it was common policy to destroy dilapidated buildings rather than repair them. Consequently, some character has gone from this village, but there is still a pub, a church and... [more]

Hampshire Revisited Photographic Memories

The Crown is still in business - the only pub left in the village. Fifteen years or so before this picture was taken, in the summer of 1940, an enemy aircraft was shot down over Kings Somborne and crashed in a field just outside the village. A memorial stone recalls the incident.

Petersfield - A History & Celebration

The cenotaph in the High Street commemorates those who died in battle but whose remains lie elsewhere. It is of unusual and classic appearance; it was designed by the architect Harry Inigo Triggs, who had travelled and studied in Italy. The detailing is borrowed from the eight blank panels in the Medici chapel in Florence; on these panels are carved the names of the town's dead of the First World... [more]