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Jun 2, 2007 · Steventon Rectory: Jane Austen’s Childhood home. June 2, 2007 by Vic. Below sits a photograph of all that remains of Steventon Rectory, which was razed in 1820 shortly after Jane’s death: A field with trees and a metal pump in an enclosure (you can view it at left of the photo). This pump replaced the wood pump from Jane’s time (see drawing).
England, Hampshire, South East England, United Kingdom. Steventon is a small village, seven miles south west of Basingstoke, close to junction 7 of the M3 motorway. Jane Austen, the novelist, was born in the rectory in Steventon in 1775, where her father was the rector. She lived in the village for twenty five years, until her father retired to ...
Dec 26, 2012 · Unlocking secrets from Jane Austen's Steventon home. 26 December 2012. The dig unearthed the foundations and objects from the site of Steventon Rectory. Finds from an archaeological dig at the ...
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. Two of us here at Thither made a visit in 2013 and we'd like to share our experience in hopes that it will help anyone who makes a visit of their ...
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 rectory in which the family lived was demolished in 1824, but ...
RMABCA1K – Jane Austen born in Steventon Her father was Rector of 12 Century St Nicholas Church Steventon Hampshire England UK RM KE69FD – Railway workers on the un-electrified part of the Great Western mainline railway at Steventon, Oxfordshire, where a Grade II-listed bridge over the B4017 is preventing full electrification of the line as ...
Apr 11, 2022 · Steventon Rectory Garden: Imagining the Landscape of Jane Austen’s Youth. April 11, 2022 by Rachel Dodge. When visiting Jane Austen’s England today, you can stroll through the gardens at Chawton House and Jane Austen’s House Museum, explore the churches at Steventon and Chawton, and tour the homes and churches where Jane Austen and her ...
