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The Splendid Baptismal Font Bentworth
The baptismal font Bentworth, in St Mary’s church is a C13th font but the cover is a beautiful early C17th gift from 1605, the year of the Gunpowder Plot.
Read MoreAshley Castle
Henry de Blois built Ashley Castle during the period of the Anarchy as part of his support for his brother King Stephen. Built in 1138, it was destroyed in 1155 before being rebuilt during the reign of King John.
Read MoreSt Peter ad Vincula Colemore
The church of St Peter ad Vincula Colemore is an isolated church that sits alongside its ancient manor house. It looks as if time has past it by and is a wonderfully evocative picture of a time long ago in Hampshire History.
Read MoreSt Swithun’s Church Martyr Worthy
St Swithun’s church Martyr Worthy is a Norman church but its tall narrow doorways might tempt you to think otherwise. There has been a church at Martyr Worthy Hampshire since Domesday.
Read MoreSt Catherine’s Church Littleton
St Catherine’s Church Littleton is a C13th church in Hampshire with a wonderful Norman font. A church was mentioned in Littleton in Domesday and the present is built on its foundation.
Read MoreEast Meon Overseers Book 1819-1826
An open access Hampshire History data Project. A transcription of the East Meon Overseers Book 1819-1826, over 300 names to explore. This is one of a number of small projects being undertaken by the Hampshire History Project which we hope will engage social and family historians alike.
Read MoreThe Mermaid of Nately Scures
The mermaid of Nately Scures resides in the church of St Swithun and has a most mysterious tale attached to it. The church is a brilliant Norman example of an aisle-less aspidal building.
Read MoreBaptismal Font Newton Valance
The ancient Baptismal font in St Mary’s church Newton Valance Hampshire may be as old as the ancient yew that stands guard over the church
Read MoreThe Mystery of Anne Steel Hymn Writer
Anne Steele Hampshire
Read MoreThe Broughton Dovecote
The Broughton dovecote is an unusual piece of architecture sitting in the churchyard of St Marys but what is even more interesting is the mechanism unseen inside.
Read MoreSt Mary Magdalene West Tisted
St Mary Magdalene church in West Tisted is one of Hampshire’s hidden gems. To find it involves taking a small path over a moat. The church sits within the grounds of a manor house whose history is tied up with the English Civil War and the Tichborne family. The church itself is much older, early…
Read MoreChurch of St Thomas a Becket Warblington
The church of St Thomas a Becket in Warblington, sits on the southern shore of the county of Hampshire and is Anglo Saxon in origin
Read MoreChurch St Peter & St Paul Kimpton
The delightful church of St Peter and St Paul in Kimpton is approached through an avenue of fruit trees
Read MoreThe Mysteries of Wymering Manor
Wymering Manor in Portsmouth is one of Hampshire’s oldest and allegedly, most haunted houses. From the outside it presents a bit of a sorry state and its exterior belies its ancient past but it is a house full on intrigue and mystery.
Read MoreHyde Winchester
King Alfred the Great and Hyde Abbey in Winchester are synonymous with each other but what was Hyde and why was King Alfred buried there?
Read MoreKing Alfred’s Will
The will of King Alfred is a rare beast, only one other will of an Anglo Saxon king has survived
Read MoreFamily Names of The United Kingdom
A publicly accessible online database of surnames will be available in 2014 thanks to a great project being developed at the University of the West of England The study of the origins of surnames has largely been the preserve of those who study genealogy but like place names, they are an intriguing link back to…
Read MoreSt Mary the Virgin Silchester Pagan, Roman, Christian Site
St Mary the Virgin Silchester Hampshire, is a Christian church, on a Pagan site, inside the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum, now known as Silchester. It has many fascinating artefacts, revealing its long history.
Read MoreThe Terraced Cottage Chapel Buckler’s Hard
St Mary’s Chapel Buckler’s Hard is half hidden in a row of terraced houses in the old ship building village close to Bealieu. Inside is the Sir Francis Chichester Memorial.
Read MoreCharles Dickens Statue Porstmouth
The Charles Dickens Statue Guildhall Square Portsmouth was unveiled on 7th February 2014, two hundred years after his birth in the city of Portsmouth.
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