The manor of Winslade was held by Hugh de Port and his descendants from 1086 until 1555, after which it was bought by William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester.

William died in the same year he sold it, and consequently the land was passed onto his son Francis of Bolton,[3] who was fined four shillings (equivalent to £26,700 in 2017) as lord of both Winslade and Kempshott for not attending the court of Basingstoke Hundred in 1560.

[6] The hamlet falls under the North East Hampshire parliament constituency, represented in the House of Commons by Conservative MP Ranil Jayawardena.

[10] The parish covers an area of 712 acres (288 ha), and has an average elevation of approximately 550 feet (170 m) above sea level.

[1] The landscape is dominated by woodland and plantations,[6] with the soil being mostly clay, the subsoil of chalk, and the most prominent crops being wheat, barley, oats and turnips.

[19] Grade II* listed buildings include an early 19th-century stable block and riding school,[20] and a menagerie pond pavilion, which dates from 1727 and was given as a gift by James Gibbs to the third Duke of Bolton.

[21] The church of St Mary is a plain rectangular plan with a yellow brick tower and slate roofing.

[1][22] Another place of worship was the Winslade Congregational Chapel, which is situated near a footpath leading to the villages of Herriard and Ellisfield.

The deacons of London Street in Basingstoke decided to close it in 1930 and was eventually sold to the Portsmouth Estate five years later for £35 (equivalent to £3,069 in 2023).