A Short Account of Basingstoke, Basing, and the Neighbourhood

A Short Account Of Basingstoke, Basing, And The Neighbourhood by James Elwin Millard. This historical compact surveys Basingstoke and nearby villages, tracing its origins to the Domesday era and a Saxon settlement, and detailing the town’s charter history, municipal structure, and notable anchors of local life. The volume describes key landmarks such as the Parish Church of S. Michael and all Angels, its stained glass by Lavers, Barraud, and Westlake, and the adjacent Holy Ghost Chapel ruins; it also notes the late-Victorian enhancements like the Town Hall, the Corn Exchange, and a new Mechanics’ Institute. It covers the surrounding countryside and places of interest, including Basing House and Winklow Bury, and recounts historic events from royal visits to Civil War sieges, with Cromwell’s storming of Basing House foregrounded. The book also lists eminent locals and important ecclesiastical and educational foundations, providing a compact, scholarly panorama of the town’s history and its regional milieu.