Boarhunt
Boarhunt (/ˈbɒrənt/) is a village and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England, about 2 miles (3 kilometres) north-east of Fareham. The name of the village is a corruption of burh funta, the funta, (stream) by the fort (burh).[1]
History[]
The village church is St Nicholas church which is almost completely Saxon in its structure with its font probably dating to the same period.[2] The building has been dated as having been constructed in 1064.[3] Further work appears to have taken place in the 13th century.[2] In 1577 a monument to was added to the interior.[2] A general restoration was carried out in 1853 at which point a was added and the current furnishings were fitted.[2]
References[]
- ^ http://www.boarhuntparishcouncil.org/Parish_History.aspx
- ^ a b c d O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018). The Buildings of England Hampshire: South. Yale University Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780300225037.
- ^ "CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS". Historic England. Historic England. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
External links[]
Media related to Boarhunt at Wikimedia Commons
Electoral Wards and Parishes in the City of Winchester District, Hampshire, England (2016 boundary changes). | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Wonston and Micheldever | |
| The Worthys | ||
| Alresford and Itchen | ||
| Winchester |
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| Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery |
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| Colden Common and Twyford | ||
| Upper Meon Valley | ||
| Bishops Waltham | ||
| Central Meon Valley | ||
| Whiteley and Shedfield | ||
| Denmead | ||
| Southwick and Wickham | ||
(Wards ordered from north-west corner, across the map, and then progressively south and east) | ||
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