West Meon
West Meon | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | PETERSFIELD | |
Postcode district | GU32 | |
Dialling code | 01730 | |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
West Meon is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, with a population of 749 people at the 2011 census.
Geography
It is 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km) north-west of
There are a number of walks around the village and surrounding hills along the
History
A charter of 932 in which King
Other lands in West Meon Parish held by the Wriothesley family were the manors of Hall Park, Coombe and Woodlands. Another manor, called Punsholt, was first mentioned in 1341 when it was held by Walter de Ticheborne. Later the manor was combined with that of West Tisted and followed the same descent. Punsholt Farm in the North of the Parish indicates the site of the manor.[6]
The manor of Woodlands is now occupied by the Woodlands Estate, situated in the north of the parish. Woodlands is notable for its collection of model farm buildings, built by the Nicholson family of Basing Park, Privett. The Woodlands Estate was formed in 1945, when the property was purchased by Lord Northbrook. Prior to this, Woodlands had formed a section of the 8,446 acre Basing Park Estate, during which time many of the cottages and farm buildings were erected. Woodlands once boasted a coaching inn, shop, school, and a chapel, all of which are now private residences.
During the Civil War West Meon was the scene of several skirmishes prior to the Battle of Cheriton, which was fought on 29 March 1644.
The remains of a
Thomas Lord of cricket ground fame retired to the village in 1830. The eponymous pub is in the high street. British spy Guy Burgess lived in the village and his ashes were interred in the family plot in the churchyard. [8] Between West Meon and East Meon is Westbury House which was built in 1904, after the previous Palladian mansion on the estate was destroyed by fire.[9]
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ a b Google. "West Meon" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
- ISBN 978-1-108-44025-7.
- ^ Charter S 417
- ^ "West Meon village design statement". Winchester City Council. 2002.
- ^ a b 'Parishes: West Meon. Manors', in W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Hampshire Vol. 3 (VCH, London 1908), pp. 342-45 (British History Online accessed 26 February 2023).
- ^ A. Moray Williams (1905). "Report of preliminary excavations, May - August 1905" (PDF).
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- ^ "Westbury House". www.eastmeonhistory.net. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
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