* Astronomy

The Hatford (Stone) meteorite fell in England, UK, on the 9th April, 1628.
A total mass of 29 kg was recovered.

51° 39'N, 1° 31'W

According to the Catalogue of Meteorites, 'at least three stones fell': the 24 lb (11 kg) Hatford stone, the 26 lb (12 kg) Challow stone, and the 14 lb (6.4 kg) Balking stone. The Hatford stone was clearly the 'Bawlkin Green' stone of the anonymous pamphlet; the Challow stone was the Letcombe stone of the pamphlet and the Chalows stone of Mr. Hoskins's letter; and the Balking stone was Mr. Hoskins's 'Barking' stone. However, my research indicates that 'Bawlkin Green', where the 'Hatford' meteorite fell, is Baulking Green (51° 36' 56" ±4"N, 1° 32' 35" ±2"W); the green is immediately north of Baulking Church, and 4.6 km (nearly 3 miles) southwest of Hatford. Thus the 'Hatford' meteorite and the 'Balking' meteorite are probably one and the same. If so, the 'Balking' meteorite probably had a total mass of 24-26 Ib (11-12 kg), and the 14 lb (6.4 kg) meteorite mentioned by Mr. Hoskins probably fell at East Challow or Letcombe Regis.
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