Boarhunt () is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

City of Winchester The City of Winchester () is a local government district in Hampshire, England, with a city status. The district covers the ancient settlement of the city of Winchester itself, but also covers a large area of central Hampshire including Bis ...

district of

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, England, about north-east of

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. The name of the village is a corruption of burh funta, the funta, (stream) by the fort (burh).

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. The building has been dated as having been constructed in 1064. Further work appears to have taken place in the 13th century. In 1577 a monument to Ralph Henslowe was added to the interior. A general restoration was carried out in 1853 at which point a bell-turret was added and the current furnishings were fitted.

References

External links

- Boarhunt Parish Council website
City of Winchester Villages in Hampshire {{Hampshire-geo-stub