Churches
Anglo Saxon Rood Breamore
The Anglo Saxon rood in St Mary’s church Breamore has welcomed people into the church for nearly a thousand years
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The beautiful Saxon arch in Breamore church reflects a thousand years of worship in its simple inscription
Read MoreOld Minster Winchester
The Old Minster Winchester was one of the most important religious houses and places of pilgrimage in the late Anglo Saxon period. It was the initial resting place of King Alfred the Great and the place where King Canute and Edward the Confessor were crowned.
Read MoreSaxon Corhampton Church
When considering Anglo Saxon Hampshire, the little church at Corhampton has to be the jewel in the crown, with Saxon features springing from its feet upwards.
Read MoreSir Adam de Gurdon
Sir Adam de Gurdon, one time knight and land owner in Hampshire became a notorious highwayman after losing his estates because of his support for Simon de Montfort in the Second Barons War
Read MoreHyde Abbey
The final burial place of King Alfred the Great, Hyde Abbey in Winchester is as simple as Alfred’s life was great. Little is left of the once great Abbey and its buildings now quietly nestling in a residential area
Read MoreHambledon Cricket
The Hambledon Cricket Club, the inspiration for English cricket.
Read MoreShrine of St Swithun
The shrine of St Swithun was one of the major pilgrimage sites in Medieval England
Read MoreVincent van Gogh in Owslebury
The connection between Vincent Van Gogh and Oswelbury Hampshire
Read MoreThe Shaftsbury Bowl
The Shaftsbury Bowl, the only complete piece of late Saxon glass in England, can be found in Winchester Cathedral museum
Read MoreSaxon Sundials
Possibly the best preserved Saxon Tide Dial in England, the Corhampton dial shows the eight ‘tides’ of the day
Read MoreEdward Burne-Jones and Winchester Cathedral
The Pre Raphelite artist Edward Burne-Jones designed four beautiful windows for Winchester Cathedral, showing the life of the Virgin Mary
Read MoreSt Wilfred in Hampshire
St Wilfred came to Hampshire to convert the heathen tribes of the Meonwara to Christianity
Read MoreEast Meon and the Bishops of Winchester
The history of East Meon is closely connected with the Bishops of Winchester, whose influence in this ancient manor date back to pre- Norman times.
Read MoreRoyal Garrison Church Portsmouth
The Royal Garrison Church in Portsmouth is the oldest garrison church in the world but it started life as the ‘Domus Dei’, a place of respite for those on pilgrimage and a hospital for the local old and needy.
Read MoreSaint Wilfrid in Warnford
The parish church of Warnford sits in woodland rather as it might have done when it was founded in AD 682, nestling by the River Meon
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