Charlotte Yonge lived nearly all her life at Otterbourne, and here she tells the history of her own parish and neighbouring Hursley, where John Keble, author of The Christian Year, was vicar. Chapters follow the manor of Merdon through medieval gifts, the Reformation and Puritan times, the old manorial customs, the houses of Cranbury and Brambridge, and the rebuilding of Hursley church.
A loving piece of local history by the Victorian novelist, rewarding for admirers of Keble, Yonge and the Oxford Movement. Download the free EPUB.