North Street, Hampshire
North Street is a hamlet in the parish Ropley, Hampshire. The hamlet lies on the A31 road from Alton to Winchester.
Etymology[]
North Street is first recorded in 1347 as 'North st.' . Later spellings are 'Northstreete' in 1521 and 'Northstrete' in 1568. The name derives from Old English 'strǽt' meaning a settlement focussed around a road or lane. Ropley is home to a number of these streets see Church Street, Gilbert Street and South Street. The 'north' element refers to its placement north of Ropley.
History[]
North Street is one of the few areas of Ropley where romano-british settlement is known. It is unclear what sort of settlement but metal detecting groups have uncovered a large amount of roman finds, inluding; pottery, coins, brooches and masonry both to the Northeast and west of the hamlet. There is also a romano-british enclosure recorded here [1].
notable buildings[]
- Manor Farmhouse, a late 18th Century building with later expantions and with brickwalls with Flemish bond[2].
- Turnpike Cottage, a 17th Century cottage with later 18th Century additions[3].
- Ropelia Cottage a 17th Century cottage with late 20th Century renovations [4].
- North Street Farmhouse a 1730 cottage with a 1925 casement [5].
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