Lee is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
in
Romsey 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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
Test Valley district of
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...
, England. It was in
Romsey Extra civil parish before its abolition. Its nearest town is Romsey, which is approximately north of the hamlet. Lee is home to the
Mountbatten Gallery previously Lee church built in 1862.
The building's life as a gallery began in 1979.
Across the road from the gallery are estate cottages designed by
William Eden Nesfield dating from 1869.
References
Hamlets in Hampshire
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