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Welcome to the East Meon History website

We hope you will enjoy the history of this fascinating and beautiful village. East Meon was the largest Hampshire estate of the diocese of Winchester; the Court House is the best preserved of the bishops’ manor houses and All Saints Church was described by Pevsner as ‘one of the most thrilling village churches in Hampshire’

The activities and programme of meetings and visits of East Meon’s History Group can be seen here. ‘Farming the Valley’ sets out the history of the two manors of Meon, the hundred and the parish, recently researched by our members. East Meon was chosen in 1986 as the ‘Domesday Village: it has several hall houses and other outstanding buildings and their history can be found in ‘Past & Present’.


We have also created a digital archive of records of East Meon’s history, indexed and searchable, for those wishing to research specific names or topics. 

Getting in touch

We welcome queries and information about the history of East Meon.  Please use the “contact us” form to get in touch.