Little Somborne
| Little Somborne | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Church, Little Somborne | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU382326 |
| Location: | 51°5’28"N, 1°27’19"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Stockbridge |
| Postcode: | SO20 |
| Dialling code: | 01264 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Test Valley |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North West Hampshire |
Little Somborne is a hamlet in Hampshire, a mile north-west of the largeer village, King's Somborne, to the west of Winchester. The village is two and a half miles south-east of its nearest town, Stockbridge, on the River Test to the west.
The village is on no major road, but the A3057 passes by under a mile to the west.
Little Somborne House is the grand house of the village: it is a small country house of the mid-18the century with an early 19th century addition. The house is a Grade II listed building.[1]
Church
Within the village is All Saints' Church, a redundant Church of England parish church of flint and rubble stone. It is a Grade II* listed building.[2] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
The oldest parts of the church are Anglo-Saxon. It is recorded in the Domesday Book. The original church had a nave and a chancel, but in 1170 the chancel was removed, the nave was extended towards the east, and a very small chancel was added at the east end.[3] The chancel was removed in the 17th century, the chancel arch was filled in with a wall and a window was inserted.[2]
The plaster has been stripped from the interior side of the walls, and the floor has been partly removed and replaced by flagstones. South of the chancel arch is a small round-headed niche. The font is 19th-century.[2]
In the churchyard is the grave of Thomas Sopwith (1888–1989), the pioneer aviator, aircraft manufacturer and yachtsman.
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1296752: Little Somborne House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 National Heritage List 1167714: Church of All Saints (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ All Saints' Church: Churches Conservation Trust