History of Up Nately

Up Nately is situated approximately four miles east of Basingstoke.  The village lies on the northern edge of the chalk downland on a gentle north-facing slope.  The old Basingstoke Canal runs through the northern half of the village.  Up Nately was included in the Great Manor of Mapledurwell until early in the 12^th Century, when Adam de Port, Lord of Mapledurwell granted most of the settlement and land of Up Nately to the Cistercian Abbey of Tyron in France.  This grant was confirmed by Henry I and the estate subsequently know as the Manor of Andwell was colonised by monks.

In the reign of Edward III however all alien priories in England were sequested by the monarch, including Andwell, whose allegiance was to France.   In 1391 The Manor of Andwell was bought by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester and bestowed on the newly founded College of Winchester in whose possession it still remains.   Part of Up Nately however 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.

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,

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.

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