Northney

St Peter's church and war memorial, seen from St Peter's Road in Northney

Northney is a village on north Hayling island in the borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire, 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, St Peter's is a mid 12th century Norman church.[1][2] After the Norman Conquest, the lands and properties of North Hayling were feued from the Bishop of Winchester to Jumièges Abbey 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.[2]

Princess Catherine Yurievskaya (1878-1959), a daughter of Alexander II of Russia, is buried in the graveyard of St Peters.

In 1694, it was reported that 30 villagers subscribed three guineas each to fight France in the Nine Years' War.[1]

North Hayling railway station was a railway station to the west of the village that opened in 1867 and closed in 1963.[3]

HMS Northney

HMS Northney (HMS Northney I, HMS Northney II, HMS Northney III and HMS Northnney IV) was a Royal Navy landing craft training base to the north of the village (Northney I was near the present-day marina).[4][5] Northney I and Northney II were holiday camps requisitioned for use by the war department.[4]

Northney
  • St Peter's Church seen from the south-west
    St Peter's Church seen from the south-west
  • The interior of St Peter's Church
    The interior of St Peter's Church
  • The entrance to the church
    The entrance to the church
  • The Junction of Northney Road and Northney Lane
    The Junction of Northney Road and Northney Lane
  • Postbox on Northney Road
    Postbox on Northney Road

References

  1. ^ a b Brode, Anthony (1980). The Hampshire Village Book. Countryside Books, Newbury. p. 86-88. ISBN 090539206X.
  2. ^ a b St Peter's Church Guide. The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies.
  3. ^ "Branch Line to Hayling" Mitchell,V./Smith,K (In association with Bell,A): Midhurst, Middleton Press, 18984 ISBN 978-0-906520-12-3
  4. ^ a b Lavery, Brian (2009). Assault Landing Craft Design, Construction & Operations. Seaforth. p. 30-31. ISBN 9781848320505.
  5. ^ Neillands, Robin (2005). The Dieppe Raid. Indiana University Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780253347817.

50°49′43″N 0°57′49″W / 50.8286°N 0.9636°W / 50.8286; -0.9636


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