Minstead

Minstead church, which will make a different appeal to the understanding stranger.

Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Edric Holmes

Minstead church, is the spot where William Rufus was killed by that mysterious arrow which by accident or design, relieved England of a tyrannical and wicked king.

Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Edric Holmes

The boys arrived at Lyndhurst Road Station late in the evening, long after dusk, and were driven in darkness through Bartley and Minstead up to the high-lying moors of Stoneycross.

The Hill A Romance of Friendship Horace Annesley Vachell 1908

The boys arrived at Lyndhurst Road Station late in the evening, long after dusk, and were driven in darkness through Bartley and Minstead up to the high-lying moors of Stoneycross.

The Hill A Romance of Friendship Horace Annesley Vachell 1908

As it chanced, however, this morning my little Roland here was loosed at a strong-winged heron, and page Bertrand and I rode on, with no thoughts but for the sport, until we found ourselves in Minstead woods.

The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

It might be an evil start to come to his door so late and claim the shelter of his root: Better to sleep here at this inn, and then travel on to Minstead in the morning.

The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

This he did partly because your mother was dead, and partly because your elder brother, now Socman of Minstead, had already given sign of that fierce and rude nature which would make him no fit companion for you.

The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

"I am a clerk on my road from Beaulieu to Minstead."

The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

But then, again, the Socman of Minstead was no friend to the Constable of Twynham Castle.

The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

Now he was himself Socman of Minstead, the head of an old stock, and the lord of an estate which, if reduced from its former size, was still ample to preserve the dignity of his family.

The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902