ates . ▁West ▁Gr im st ead ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁by ▁Richard ▁Com pton ▁to ▁Sir ▁Stephen ▁Fox , ▁later ▁Earl ▁of ▁Il chester . ▁West ▁Gr im st ead ▁remained ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Il chester ▁estate ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Rad nor ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁parish ' s ▁In closure ▁Act . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁the ▁whole ▁village ▁was ▁sold ▁by ▁the ▁Long ford ▁Est ate , ▁mainly ▁to ▁sitting ▁ten ants . ▁ ▁The ▁Sal is bury ▁and ▁South am pton ▁Canal ▁was ▁built ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁village . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁the ▁section ▁east ward ▁from ▁West ▁Gr im st ead ▁was ▁opened , ▁linking ▁to ▁the ▁And over ▁Canal ▁near ▁Kim bridge ; ▁the ▁canal ▁was ▁never ▁completed ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Sal is bury ▁and ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁the ▁London ▁and ▁South ▁Western ▁Railway ▁opened ▁its ▁line ▁between ▁Bishop st oke ▁in ▁Ham pshire ▁and ▁Mil ford ▁station ▁at ▁Sal is bury , ▁following ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁canal ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁stra ighter ▁line . ▁The ▁railway ▁remains ▁open ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁W esse x ▁Main ▁Line ▁from ▁Sal is bury ▁to ▁South am pton . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁sites ▁ ▁Part s ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁Saint ▁John ▁date