Sandhurst

"SANDHURST, a parish in the upper division of Dudstone hundred, county Gloucester, 3 miles N. of Gloucester, its post town. The village is situated near the Severn, and is chiefly agricultural. The soil is various, being in some parts sandy, and in others clay, but near the river bank it is of a red loam. There are some brick kilns. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £480, the vicarial for £205, and the glebe comprises 12 acres.

The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £310, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, has a tower containing six bells. The parochial charities produce about £30 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The manor once belonged to Edmar the Saxon, but soon after the death of Edward the Confessor it was taken from him by Earl Harold, and eventually passed into the family of the De Willingtons. Wallsworth Hall is the principal residence. The Dean and Chapter of Gloucester and Captain De Winton are lords of the manor."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]