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Sep 25, 2023 · The Rectory. Jane grew up in the rectory at Steventon, which no longer exists. Her father was the rector, the clergyman of St. Nicholas’. The rectory, or parsonage, was the house provided for the rector to live in. George Austen made repairs and additions to the rectory as his family grew, and as he began to teach boarding students to supplement his church income.
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The walk. 1. From the shops in the centre of Steventon head north for a short distance and then turn left at The Causeway. Keep along the paved path as it runs parallel to the road. Pass a line of houses, and at the junction with Stocks Lane, by the North Star public house, continue on the path. Pass 79 The Causeway (Looker House, Godfrey’s ...
Steventon Church of St Nicholas in Steventon, Hampshire (Image: Dr Neil Clifton / Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0)) Jane was born in Stevenage and lived there for the first 25 years of her life, from 1775 to 1801. Her father was a rectory for 44 years at the church of St Nicholas, and as such, Jane and her family would visit the church to pray.
Guide price - £1,200,000. Sold. Area (approx) 2,776 Sq Ft / 257 Sq M. Jasmine Cottage, Steventon. Hampshire, RG25 3BG. Set in the heart of Steventon, Jasmine Cottage has great potential and 1.32 acres, overlooking the parkland of Jane Austen’s home. The first time it has been on the market since 1979.
Dec 16, 2011 · Archaeologists in Hampshire have uncovered signs of the house where Jane Austen spent more than half of her life. The Austen family lived in the rectory in Steventon, near Basingstoke, from 1775 ...
