Hursley
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Hursley is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England with a population of around 900 in 2011. It is located roughly midway between Romsey and Winchester on the A3090. Besides the village the parish includes the hamlets of Standon and Pitt and the outlying settlement at Farley Chamberlayne.
Hursley
The Rev. William Heathcote (1772–1802), on horseback (son of the 3rd Baronet); Sir William Heathcote of Hursley, 3rd Baronet (1746–1819), holding his horse and whip; and Major Vincent Hawkins Gilbert, M.F.H., holding a Fox's mask. Daniel Gardner portrayed the three gentlemen on the hunt in 1790.
Dolphin Public House with its distinctive chimneys
Cottages in Hursley with distinctive chimneys
Henry of Blois
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Henry of Blois, often known as Henry of Winchester, was Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey from 1126, and Bishop of Winchester from 1129 to his death.
Contemporary plaque showing Henry of Blois, now in the British Museum, c. 1150
Henry of Blois depicted with acrosier and a ring
Hospital of St Cross founded in the 1130s by Bishop Henry