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Steventon. Steventon was Jane Austen’s birthplace. It is a village in the north of Hampshire, some seven miles south west of Basingstoke. Her father was Rector of Steventon for 40 years until his retirement in 1801. Her eldest brother, James, succeeded him in this office.
The Victorian Steventon Manor (built in 1877) which replaced an early Norman building was destroyed by fire in 1932. It was replaced by an Elizabethan manor which was demolished in 1970 after being vandalized.
Dec 26, 2012 · One mystery has already been solved. Although the original shape of the building was recorded on a local map in the early 1800s, historians have never been sure which contemporary illustration of...
In England, the state church is the Church of England. 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images (coverage may vary) Census Records [edit | edit source] Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also ...
Finding Steventon: Jane Austen's Home. Here is a post about the quiet corner of the county of Hampshire where Jane Austen was born, and how you can find it if you are traveling to England on your own.
May 20, 2019 · Steventon was a rural village with a small population located in north Hampshire, England situated about 7 miles south-west of Basingstoke, between the villages of Overton, Oakley, and North Waltham. Jane lived there from 1775 to 1801, before she moved to Bath with her parents.
Dec 16, 2011 · 16 December 2011. Contemporary drawings showed different views of the Austens' house. Archaeologists in Hampshire have uncovered signs of the house where Jane Austen spent more than half of her...
