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From: Urania< >
Subject: Re: Southampton?
Date: 3 Apr 1999 23:49:31 GMT


In article <>, says...
>
>In 1974 a mess was made out of traditional British counties by creating
>new ones (Avon) and combining others, etc. However, in a number of
>places, I have found reference during the medieval period to the county
>of Southampton. This appears in a number of pedigrees (as an example
>see: Port and St. John pedigrees in Wallop where Adam de Port is of
>Basing, co. Southampton). I know that Basing is now in Hampshire, but
>when, if ever did the county of Southampton exist and when did it cease
>to exist?
>
>Thanks for the clarification.
>
>Henry Sutliff
>
The modern county name HAMPSHIRE (often written HANTS) is actually an
abreviation itself of the original name SOUTHAMPTONSHIRE, which you will
agree is a bit of a mouthful to write, so to say.

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