Northney is a village on north Hayling island in the borough of Havant in the county of

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, England. It is on the north coast of the island, east of where the A3023 meets the shore of the island and north of North Hayling. Hayling Island marina is nearby.

History

The local

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

, St Peter's is a mid 12th century

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church.St Peter's Church Guide. The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies. After the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conque ...

, the lands and properties of North Hayling were feued from the Bishop of Winchester to

Jumièges Abbey Jumièges Abbey () was a Benedictine monastery, situated in the commune of Jumièges in the Seine-Maritime ''département'', in Normandy, France. History Around 654 the abbey was founded on a gift of forested land belonging to the royal fisc pr ...

in Normandy. By 1140, the abbey had paid for St Peters church to be built for the local community. The church has three bells, cast around 1350.

Princess Catherine Yurievskaya Princess Catherine Alexandrovna Yurievskaya (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Юрьевская, ''Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Yurievskaya''; 9 September 1878 ( O.S.) – 22 December 1959) was the natural daughter of Alexander ...

(1878-1959), a daughter of

Alexander II of Russia Alexander II ( rus, Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ; 29 April 181813 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, Congress Poland, King of Poland and Gra ...

, is buried in the graveyard of St Peters. In 1694, it was reported that 30 villagers subscribed three guineas each to fight

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in the

Nine Years' War The Nine Years' War (1688–1697), often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, was a conflict between France and a European coalition which mainly included the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarch ...

North Hayling railway station North Hayling station was a halt on the single track Hayling Island branch, most often used to load oysters caught by local fishermen, but also ornithologists and ramblers. The station, along with the line was closed, in 1963. The station was ...

was a railway station to the west of the village that opened in 1867 and closed in 1963."Branch Line to Hayling" Mitchell,V./Smith,K (In association with Bell,A): Midhurst, Middleton Press, 18984

HMS Northney

HMS Northney (HMS ''Northney I'', HMS ''Northney II'', HMS ''Northney III'' and HMS ''Northnney IV'') was a

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

landing craft training base to the north of the village (Northney I was near the present-day marina). Northney I and Northney II were holiday camps requisitioned for use by the war department.

References

Populated coastal places in Hampshire Villages in Hampshire Hayling Island {{hampshire-geo-stub