Idsworth is an isolated hamlet, with mediaeval
Saxon
The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic
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peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...
origins, in the
East Hampshire district and
South Downs National Park in
Hampshire, England. Formerly the centre of a
Norman
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
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manor, its small population means the place is one of a few small old parishes in the area in a
civil parish in terms of the third tier of local government, namely
Rowlands Castle.
Idsworth remains an ecclesiastical parish in the
Church of England, the only place of worship of which is the tenth-century
St Huberts Chapel. It has mediaeval paintings on the north wall and surrounding the altar window on the east wall. It is promoted by the Diocese as an arranged retreat, for seasonal walkers by public footpath, as "the little church in the field".
St Hubert's church
The Church of England.
The place occupies a cross-section of a small valley, centred 1 mile (1.5 km) north of its daughter hamlet and former main manor
Manor may refer to:
Land ownership
*Manorialism or "manor system", the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of medieval Europe, notably England
*Lord of the manor, the owner of an agreed area of land (or "manor") under manorialism
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, much more populous than Idsworth – today considered a village – Finchdean
Finchdean is a rural hamlet in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies on the Hampshire/West Sussex border, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) east of Horndean.
The origin of the place-name is from the Old English word ''finc'' and ''denu ...
, and 2.3 miles (3.6 km) east of Horndean
Horndean is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, north of Portsmouth.
The nearest railway station is southeast of the village at Rowlands Castle.
The village had a population of 12,942 at the 2011 Census, and shares the semi-rura ...
. It has a long border with West Sussex border. The area is also home to Idsworth house which was built around 1850 to a design by William Burn.
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Hamlets in Hampshire
Deserted medieval villages in England