Hartley Mauditt
Hartley Mauditt is  southeast of the town of Alton, and  south of the village of East Worldham. The nearest railway station is Alton. It is on the west side of the parish of Worldham, in the East Hampshire district of the county of Hampshire. It is now classified as an abandoned village and former civil parish, and appears to have been virtually uninhabited since the 18th century, except for a few cottages and some larger houses. In 1931 the whole parish (larger than the village) had a population of 102. St Leonard's church is the only remaining building of the pre-18th century village. It is situated on the West side of a lake, as seen in the picture. Geography
Hartley Mauditt is now an agricultural settlement of some  with several farms. The medieval village was much larger but now consists of the parish church of St Leonard and a few cottages and houses to the north of the church. The houses include a 17th-century thatched cottage, an old rectory, and a house which was the  village school on the parish boundary adjoining West Worldham. History
Hartley Mauditt was first documented in the Domesday Book as "Herlege" (meaning hartland or woodland); "Hartley" signifies a pasture for deer. The manor had been granted to William de Maldoit (by corruption rendered Mauditt) by William the Conqueror. Later, it was in the possession of John of Gaunt, the Duchy of Lancaster, the Crown, and then in 1603 to Nicholas Steward (1547-1633). In 1790, the 4th Baronet of Hartley Mauditt, Sir Simeon Henry Stuart, sold the manor to Henry Bilson-Legge whose son pulled down the manor house in 1798. After the demolition of the house the village of Hartley Mauditt declined, and eventually left the church as one of the few remaining buildings in the site of the settlement. On 1 April 1932 the parish was incorporated into the larger parish of Worldham. References

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Villages in Hampshire
Former civil parishes in Hampshire
East Hampshire District