History of Up Nately

Up Nately was included in the Great Manor of Mapledurwell until the early 12th century when Adam de Port, Lord of mapledurwell, gifted it to the Cistercian Abbey of Tyron in France. The French Abbot sent a colony of monks to settle in this new estate, which was subsequently known as the Manor of Andwell.

However, in the reign of Edward III all ‘alien priories’ In England with allegiance to his enemy were sequestered by the monarch, including Andwell.

In 1391 the Manor of Andwell was bought by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, and bestowed on the newly founded College of Winchester and some of it still remains in its possession.

However, part of Up Nately continued to be included in the Manor of Mapledurwell after the foundation of Andwell Priory.  These lands were subsequently transferred to Corpus Christi College Oxford in 1535 along with the rest of the Manor of Mapledurwell.

The pattern of roads, buildings, woodland open fields and commons changed little in the period between 1515 and 1795.  Later in the 18^th century the arrival of the Basingstoke Canal brought many jobs to the surrounding area, along with the 19^th century expansion of nearby brickworks with the arrival of the canal.  Later 20^th century development has taken place on the northern side of the Greywell Road in Heather Lane.

Historically, agriculture has played an important part in the establishment and development of Up Nately as a settlement.  The relatively small size of the farms, compared with the rest of Hampshire is probably the result of its collegiate ownership.

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