Churches

Founded in Saxon times and mentioned in the Domesday Book, the present church with its Norman tower and nave, largely dates from 1180.

Jane Austen’s mother and sister - both named Cassandra - are buried in the churchyard.

There is a record of a church in Newton Valence in the Domesday Book, but the present building’s earliest features date from the 13th century.

Built in 1200 by Richard De Annecy as a chapel to Hamble Priory

Largely rebuilt in 1846 but retaining a 14th century tower

Parts of this beautiful historic church date back to the 12th century

St Mary the Virgin was built in it’s present form in the 13th century but quite obviously sits on the site of a much earlier Anglo Saxon building

The first recorded mention of Colemore is in the Domesday Book of 1086

The 12th century church is all that remains of the hamlet of Harley Mauditt