Historic Churches in Hampshire

St Mary's church in Fordingbridge was built of ironstone and flint around 1160 to replace an earlier Saxon building. In the early 13th century the church was enlarged with the addition of two aisles and a chapel. The lovely tower was added in the 14th century as were north and south porches.
62 Church Street, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England, SP6 1BB

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A 13th-century church stands on the site of an earlier building in use since at least the 11th century. The oldest parts of the current building are the walls and roof, both 13th century, though much of the remainder is of 15th century Perpendicular style. The whitewashed exterior is very simple, with a nave and chancel braced with brick buttresses, and a wooden bell turret at the west end.
Freefolk, Hampshire, England, RG28 7NW

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There are two parish churches in the Hampshire village of Hartley Wintney; one is a late Victorian building dedicated to St John the Evangelist. The other, standing on the hillside above St John's, is St Mary's, a 13th-century church, now rendered redundant, and in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. St Mary's is thought to have been built for the nuns of long-vanished Wintney Priory.
Church Lane, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England, RG27 8EE

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St Andrew's church has a history going back to the late 8th century, but the present building is early 12th century, with two wonderfully carved Norman doorways. The highlight is a superb Elizabethan tomb to Sir Robert Oxenbridge, the Constable of the Tower of London.
B3048, Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire, England, RG28 7SB

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Heritage Highlight: 1574 Oxenbridge altar tomb

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A Victorian Gothic church modelled on St Chapelle in Paris, St Mary's is blessed with fabulous stained glass windows and a lavishly decorated interior. It is a superb example of 19th-century Gothic Revival architecture.
Itchen Stoke, Hampshire, England, SO24 0QX

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Heritage Highlight: Outstanding Victorian stained glass

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St Nicholas church is a 13th-century building, remodelled in the Tudor period. The church boasts a Norman font made of Purbeck marble and 16th-century choir stalls and chairs from an Italian monastery. The wooden bell tower was built to ring a warning for the approach of the Spanish Armada.
Leckford Lane, Leckford, Hampshire, England, SO20 6JG

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Heritage Highlight: 16th-century Italian choir stalls

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The Saxon church at Little Somborne stands in a rural location beside the grounds of Somborne Park. All Saints is an attractive single cell building, with nave and chancel combined into one structure, and a small wooden bell turret at the west end.
Somborne Park Road, Little Somborne, Hampshire, England, SO20 6QT

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St Nicholas church dates to the 12th century and boasts a Norman south doorway and a priest's door of the same period. In the chancel is a peculiar, and mysterious 'Easter Sepulchre' monument. Look for the Aviator's Window commemorating a WWI ace who was killed by the Red Baron.
B3048, Longparish, Hampshire, England, SP11 6PB

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval pedestal piscina

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St Andrew's is a late Saxon church boasting the only known example of Saxon wall-paintings in existence. The painting shows Christ in Majesty and was painted around AD 1020. There are also medieval wall paintings, including a depiction of St George killing a dragon.
Church Road, Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England, SO20 8EY

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon wall paintings

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St Peter's is primarily a Victorian church, retaining features from an earlier 12th-century building. Look for the Norman south doorway and nave pillars, and a 15th-century font carved with the coat of arms of the Wallop family.
Station Road, Over Wallop, Hampshire, England, SO20 8HT

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century doorway

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