Euereslea c.1050, Evreslei 1086 (Domesday Book). 'Wood or clearing of the wild boar, or of a man called Eofor'. Old English eofor or Old English personal name + leah.
Eversley
Cross is one of five hamlets that together with, Eversley Centre, Eversley
Street, Up Green and Lower Common form the parish of Everlsey. It's
historical name as previously mentioned is derived from Eofors Leigh
(field of
the wild boar) this is still remembered with a depiction of the wild boar on the
village sign.
Associated with
Eversley is the novelist and poet Charles
Kingsley. Born in 1819 he is perhaps
best remembered as the writer of "The Water Babies". Kingsley became
the rector of Eversley in 1844 where he lived until his death in 1875.
This has been taken from a booklet written circa 1930 by C. Elizabeth Cottingham. I have tried to keep it as faithful as possible to the original. It is a brief but very interesting insight into Eversley's History.
The Eversley "Village Pageant."
An
insight into the Eversley Pageant of 1919, which celebrated the birth of Charles
Kingsley.
Some photographs contained within the page are copyright Francis Frith.
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Read selected poetry of Charles Kingsley
