STONEHAM (SOUTH),a parish partly in the county of the town of SOUTHAMPTON, but chiefly in the hundred of MANSBRIDGE, Fawley division of the county of SOUTHAMPTON, 3 miles (N. N. E.) from Southampton, containing, with the tythings of Allington, Barton, Bittern, Eastley, Pollick, Portswood, and Shamblehurst, and the extra-parochial liberty of Swathling, 2702 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, in the peculiar jurisdiction of the Incumbent, rated in the king's books at £12; and, in the patronage of the Rector of St. Mary's, Southampton. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The river Itchen, which is navigable from Winchester toNortham, where it falls into Southampton water, passes through the parish, which is well situated for trade. At Wood Mills blocks and pumps were formerly manufactured for the supply of nearly the whole of the Royal Navy, but the factory was destroyed by fire a few years ST 0 197 STO since, and there is now a flour-mill upon its site. At Bittern, in this parish, is a National school, supported by voluntary contributions, and attended by about sixty children. At Swathling is a mineral spring, said to be very efficacious for curing diseases of the eye. Stoneham is within the jurisdiction of the Cheyney court held at Winchester every Thursday, for the recovery of debts to any amount.