The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
EAST STRATTONÂ
The name Stratton comes from the Latin via strata meaning a paved way and indicates that the village was on the Roman road between Winchester and Silchester. Unsurprisingly, East Stratton was to the east of this road and West Stratton to the west.
East Stratton is a quintessential English village, nestling in the rolling chalk downland surrounded by open farmland and woods. The village has some 50 houses, mainly 17th, 18th and 19th-century thatched cottages together with the 19th-century church of All Saints, The Northbrook Arms public house and the newly rebuilt village hall.
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