Since 2011 we have published the following papers on this website:

1.    Kempshott in Prehistory – David Hopkins, County Archaeologist, 2010

2.   Kite Hill – Christopher Ayland, 2012

3.   Basingstoke Down Races – Jean Dale, 2013

4.  Kempshott in WW1 – Jane Hussey & Margaret Clarke, 2014

5.   Basingstoke Down Fairs – Barry Dale , 2015

6.   The White House – Geoffrey Palmer, 2016

7.   Down Grange – a house and its history 1780s – 1980s – Barry Hedger

8.  The History of Kempshott Village Hall Marion Wolstencroft, 2015

9.   The Early History of Kempshott Water Supply – Jane Hussey, 2016

10.  Waldo Charity and Cottages Jane Hussey, 2016

11. Owen’s Story – Owen Blissett, 2016

12. The Berg Estate Barbara Mallyon & Marion Wolstencroft, 2016

13. Prisoners of War in Basingstoke– Jane Hussey, 2016

14. The Stag and Hounds public house – Geoffrey Palmer, 2017

15. Toll Roads, Turnpikes and the A30 – Jane Hussey, 2017

16. The Beavercroft Combine Harvester – Geoffrey Palmer, 2017

17. The Rise and Demise of Egg Farming in Kempshott – Jane Hussey , 2018

18. A History of Buckskin Farm 1762 – 1965 Margaret Clarke & Jane Hussey, 2018

19. Kempshott Village. The Early Years 1900 – 1920 – Marion Wolstencroft, 2019

20. A Brief History of Worting School – Kathleen Frewin, 2022

       and an addendum – the history of Worting – a lecture given in 1894 by Rev Reginald  Bigg-Wither  reproduced here.

21.Kempshott’s own Railway Children – Marion Wolstencroft, 2023

 

Publications

Only one book has been published – the History of Basingstoke Racecourse, author Jean Dale, which can be obtained from Barry Dale by emailing the Group at kempshotthistorygroup@sky.com.

You may be interested in the gallery of old maps of the Kempshott area and a selection of our pictures of old Kempshott here