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The Red Lion Inn was at one end, where the Street became the road to Ash; the Bee Hive Inn was at the other end, by Drury Lane which led up the hill towards the Heath. The area around the Bee Hive Inn was the nearest the village had to a centre of industry and commerce; it included the main village shop, the bakery, the laundry and a pottery.
The first recorded mention of the manor of Aldershot is in 1573 in the will of Sir John White of Aldershot (c1512–1573), alderman of London and knighted when he became Lord Mayor of London (1563-4). [12][13] He left Aldershot Manor to his son Sir Robert White of Aldershot (died 1599).
Nov 24, 2023 · Politically, Aldershot (and what was still known as East Flamborough Township) was annexed by Burlington and became part of the larger town in 1958. Throughout the the 60s, 70s and 80s...
I stumbled into a history which spanned centuries, back to a time when the Hundred of Crondall, of which Aldershot was a tithing, was owned by the royal house of Wessex. Manuscript documents, discovered in a strongbox in 1857 and later transcribed, covered the intervening centuries.
Sep 25, 2024 · The area of Aldershot parish is chiefly covered by common and heath, but there are 321¼ acres of arable land, 600¼ acres of permanent grass, and 2 acres of woods and plantations. The common fields of Aldershot were inclosed under an award of 6 May 1856.
The north part in terms of parish, of Hale, Heath End grew rapidly after 1854, when the British Army became established in Aldershot. [ 2][ 3][ 4] As the building of cottages spread, those in this area acquired its distinct name-being the homes at the end of the large military heath (in this case sandy, acidic high land that is part of the Bagsh...
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As the cottages spread, those near to Aldershot formed a separate village, which became known as Heath End—the homes at the end of the heath. It subsequently became the location of Aldershot Army College, now demolished. The current Heath End School building was completed in 1968.
