""INCHESTER~ 1055 is held October 23rd, a cheese fair October 24th, and a horse and cattle fair on the first Monday in Lent..In the suburbs two fairs areriIeld. St. Gile~ fair, on the hill of that name, takes place September 12th. This was anciently the largest fair in the county, lasting at different periods from one to sixteen days, ilnd resorted to by merchants from all parts; Imt this year (1865) it has died out altogether. Magdalen Hill Fair, August 2nd, is still-a large cheese and horse fair. races come off on Worthy Down 011 the Friday generally after the Stockbridge races. The Winchester union comprises the following 34 parishes, St. Mau­ rice, St. Thomas, St. Mary Kalendar, 81. Michaol, 8t. Lawrence, St. Bartholomew Hyde, St. John, St. Peter Cheesehill, St. Peter Colebrook, St. Faith, St. Swithin, Milland, Weeke, "\Villnall, Spal'sholt, , , Mitcheldever, , Hunton, , Crawley, Littleton, , King's Worthy, , Easton, , Avington, Twyfol'd, 0 wslebury, Bishopstoke, , and Compton. ' The \Vinchester County Court district comprises the following places: ,. Abbotslone ; Albrook; ; , including Fob­ down and Lanham j Ampfield; A vington; Abbots "\Yorthy; Bishopstoke, including Fair Oak, Horton Heath, Knowle Hill, Quoblye and Straud- , wood; BIackdown; , including MilbUl'Y's; ; Bishop's Sutton: j Baddesley North, including ]'ern Hill, Fryen Hill, Ram Alley, Rownhams, and Suris Hill; Brown Candover, ~ncluding Totford; Boyatt; Chandler's Ford; Chilton Candover; Chilcomb; Cheri­ ton, including Longwood Dean and Lane End; Compton; Craw­ ley, including Norwood; ; Easton, including Ham.. page and Matterley Farm; East Stratton ; Farley Chamberlayne; Gods· field y Headbourne ",Vorthy; Hunton; Highbridge; ; HursIey, including 'Bnnstead, Cranbury, Deluge Cross, Saddle Hill, :Merclon, Ratlake, Silkstead, Slackstead, and Standon; Harmsworth; Itchen Abbas; Itchen Stoke; King's Worthy; Kilmiston; Lainston; Littleto n ; Martyr \'Vorthy, including Chilland; Milland; , including Blackwood and Railway Station; Marwell, including Preshaw, Rose Hill, Rougbay, and Woodlocks Down; Morestead; No Man's Land; ; Otterb~nrne'; Ovington, including Lovington and Yaving­ ton; Owslebllry, including Baybridge, Fisher's Pond, Green Hill, Hen-_ sting, I .. ongwood 'Varren, and v'Vhitefloor; Pitt; RopleJ, including Oak.... ham, Rookawood, Swelling Hill, and Woodside Farm; Sparsholt, inclu­ ding Crabwood, Dean, and Vfesley j St. Cross; Stoke Charity; ; ; 8hawford; Titchborne; Tisted (west); Twyford, including Brambridge and Hazeley ; ; Winchester; Week; ,,-:reston Culley; Winnall j and 'Vonston. •. THE POPULATION OF WINcnESTER IS AS FOLLOWS: '• PARISHES. 1851 1861 81. Thomas... ••• ..... •.. ••. 2598 2894 St. Maurice... ..• .., •.• ••• 2279 2255 St. Mary Kalendre... ••• •.• ••• 1047 ~96 St. Lawrence ••• •.• ••• _.. 332 238 St. Bartholomew HJde ••• ... .•. 778 953 St. Micha61...... ••• •• •.• 539 542 St. peter Cheesellill •.. ..• ... 687 762

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