Boarhunt

Boarhunt (/ˈbɒrənt/) is a village and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England, about 2 miles (3 kilometres) north-east of Fareham. The name of the village is a corruption of burh funta, the funta, (stream) by the fort (burh).[1]

Boarhunt
Boarhunt is located in Hampshire
Boarhunt
Boarhunt
Location within Hampshire
Population543 
OS grid referenceSU600101
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFareham
Postcode districtPO17
Dialling code01329
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

History
Heinkel He 111 P of Stab/KG 55 which crash-landed at Hipley in Hampshire on 12 July 1940, hit by Hurricanes of 'B' Flight, No. 43 Squadron over Southampton Water

The settlement is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086, when there were 27 households.[2] Hall House in Boarhunt was dismantled in 1970 and reconstructed at the Weald and Downland Living Museum in West Sussex in 1981.[3]

Church

The village church is dedicated to St Nicholas; it is almost completely Saxon in its structure with its font probably dating to the same period.[4] The building has been dated as having been constructed in 1064.[5] Further work appears to have taken place in the 13th century.[4] In 1577 a monument to Ralph Henslowe was added to the interior.[4] A general restoration was carried out in 1853 at which point a bell-turret was added and the current furnishings were fitted.[4]

References
  1. "Boarhunt Parish Council - Parish History".
  2. "Open Domesday: Boarhunt". Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. "HALL HOUSE FROM BOARHUNT". Weald & Downland Living Museum. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018). The Buildings of England Hampshire: South. Yale University Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780300225037.
  5. "CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS". Historic England. Historic England. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

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