CRONDALL, a parish in the hundred of CRONDALL, Basingstoke division of the county of SOUTHAMPTON, comprising the tythings of Ewshott, Dippenhall, Crondall with Swanthorpe, and Crookham, and cohtainiljg 1894 inhabitants, of which number, 470 are in the township of Crondall with Swarithorpe, 3 miles (W. N.W.) from Farnham. The living is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Winchester, rated in the king's books at £22. 5. 7., and in the patronage of the Master and Brethren of the Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a large ancient structure, partly in the Norman style. The Basingstoke canal passes through this parish. At Badley Pound farm, a mile south of the village, a beautiful Roman Mosaic pavement, twelve feet square, was discovered a few years since, and is still preserved: foundations of buildings, with some coins and other remains of the Romans, have since been found there, as well as in a contiguous field; and at Turksburv hill are the remains of a Roman encampment. The Dean and Chapter of Winchester are lords of the manor, and hold a court leet annually at the manor-house. .A National school, erected by voluntary contributions, is partly supported by a bequest from Elizabeth Oliver, in 1802, of £37- 3. per annum. There is another school, founded in 1818, by Henry Maxwell, Esq., with an endowment of £1238.15. 2. three per cents, for teaching the poor children of the parish.