Hursley Village S021 2 Winchester Same Day / Next Local  Florists delivery.

Order beautiful flowers online from Joannes Florist for local delivery in Hursley and the nearby villages. Standon, Halterworth, Knapp, Spearywell, Nutburn, Silkstead, Bunstead, Ladwell and Pitt. 

Early references to Hursley date from the late 12th century, Bishop of Winchester Henry de Blois  built a manor house called Merdon Castle,  within the parish, in 1138.  Hursley continued in the ownership of the Bishop of Winchester until 1552 when it was surrendered to King Edward VI.  The estate passed into the Cromwell family in 1643 when Oliver Cromwells son Richard married Dorothy Major, daughter of the owner of the Estate.

Richard Cromwell  lived with his wife in Hursley from 1649 until 1658 when he was proclaimed Lord Protector following the death of his father. This made Hursley briefly the country seat of the ruler of England.