BURSLEDON, a chapelry in the parish of HOUND,
in that part of the hundred of BISHOP'S-WALTHAM
which is in the Portsdown division of the county of
SOUTHAMPTON, 4 miles (B.S.B.) from Southampton,
containing 473 inhabitants. The chapel is dedicated to
St. Leonard. This chapelry lies at the . head of the
sestuary of the river Hamble, about three miles, from
Southampton water, which is crossed by a bridge on the
road from Southampton to Portsmouth. Several large
vessels have been built here for the navy, the creek being
very commodious for that purpose, and the water deep
enough for eighty-gun ships. Bursledon is within the jurisdiction
of the Cheyney Court held at Winchester every
Thursday, for the recovery of debts to any amount.