Nately Scures
Nately Scures is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newnham, in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest large village is Hook, which lies approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north-east from the village. In 1931 the parish had a population of 288.
Governance
The village of Nately Scures is part of the Basing ward of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council. On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Newnham and Hook.
Religious sites
St. Swithun's was built of flint and rubble around 1175. It is considered to be the best largely unspoilt example of a Norman single-cell apsidal church in England.
Etymology
Hampshire Notes and Queries, Repr. from the Winchester Observer gives the name as meaning 'cattle field'. It is derived from the Anglo Saxon neat ('cattle' or 'beast'). Scures is from Anglo Saxon scua ('wood' or 'shade'). It is seen as Netlescures in 1413.
References
- ^ "Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Population Statistics Nately Scures AP/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Basingstoke Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ Hampshire Notes and Queries, Repr. from the Winchester Observer & County News [afterw.] Hampshire Observer & Winchester News. 1 January 1883.
- ^ 6th entry, parson, as defendant
