Northney
| Northney | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 St Peters Church, Northney | |
| Location | |
| Island: | Hayling Island |
| Grid reference: | SU730037 |
| Location: | 50°49’43"N, 0°57’49"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | PO11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Havant |
Northney is a village on Hayling Island in south-easternmost Hampshire. 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 village. Hayling Island marina is nearby.
Parish church
The local parish church, St Peter's is a mid-12th century Norman-style church.[1] The church has three bells, cast around 1350.
Princess Catherine Yurievskaya (1878-1959), a daughter of Alexander II of Russia, is buried in the graveyard of St Peters.
History
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.
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 to the west of the village opened in 1867. It closed in 1963.[2]
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).[3][4] Northney I and Northney II were holiday camps requisitioned for use by the war department.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brode, Anthony (1980). The Hampshire Village Book. Countryside Books, Newbury. p. 86-88. ISBN 090539206X.
- ↑ "Branch Line to Hayling" Mitchell,V./Smith,K (In association with Bell,A): Midhurst, Middleton Press, 18984 ISBN 978-0-906520-12-3
- ↑ Lavery, Brian (2009). Assault Landing Craft Design, Construction & Operations. Seaforth. p. 30-31. ISBN 9781848320505.
- ↑ Neillands, Robin (2005). The Dieppe Raid. Indiana University Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780253347817.
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