Blackwater & Hawley Memorial Hall
Blackwater and Hawley is situated in the North East corner of Hampshire, adjacent to the Surrey and Berkshire borders.
This part of Hampshire is rich in history and records go back to the reign of King John. The name then for Blackwater was “Bredeford” and in the Assize Accounts for 1281, mention was made of ‘payment of 23 pence for the expenses of men at Bredeford’. Exactly when and why the name changed to Blackwater is not known, but in later centuries it became an important coaching centre on the main highway from London to Exeter, then known as the ‘Exeter Road’.
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