Barford, Hampshire
Barford is a scattered hamlet in the civil parish of Headley in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The village lies on the Hampshire-Surrey border, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Hindhead. Its nearest town is Bordon, which lies approximately 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south-west from the village.
The stream which marks the parish and county boundary once had three mills, all now private dwellings. Two were involved in paper-making, and one corn-grinding. The oldest is mentioned in a pipe-roll of 1264 while the others date from the 18th century.[1] One of the paper mills was subsequently used for flock,[2] and one housed French prisoners of war during the Napoleonic Wars.[3]
Barford bridge, formerly a dangerous ford, was built across the stream in the early 1900s.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hantsphere Heritage in Place: Barford". Retrieved 25 April 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "British History online: A History of the County of Hampshire, Vol.3 (1908) pp.51-55". Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Barford Mill and Mill house (Grade II) (1094021)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "The bridge at Barford, 1906". hantsphere.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2019 – via Hampshire County Council's Library and Information Service.
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