This Hampshire village has a history dating back to the Iron and Bronze Ages. Evidence of the Meonwara tribe living in this northern most part of the Meon Valley has been found locally. In Lippen Wood there are the remains of a substantial Roman Villa. The village features in the history of the English Civil War being near to Cheriton and the churchyard is the final resting place for some well known names of English history. Among them Thomas Lord the founder of Lord's Cricket Ground, and another less celebrated figure from the 20th century, the spy Guy Burgess.
Today the village is a thriving community that despite its modest size maintains a village shop, cafe and Post Office, a butchers shop and two public houses. At the last census the population was 749. Residents support a variety of local clubs and organisations in the village while the Church of St John the Evangelist is a fine example of a flint knapped building that was designed by Gilbert Scott. In an extraordinary turn of events the design was copied and taken to New York where an exact replica was built as the Church of St. Thomas, Mamaroneck.
West Meon is a lively village with many activities for all ages and interests taking place throughout the year. The website is designed for anyone to publicise their events or activities and general information about West Meon.
Highlights of the website are:
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Calendar - please click on the calendar on the right for details of all events taking place in West Meon for the next 3 months
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Latest News - please email your news so we can keep the website updated and we'd welcome feedback so contact us at westmeonpc@googlemail.com
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