Froxfield Green
- Froxfield and Privett
- East Hampshire
- Hampshire
- South East
- East Hampshire
Froxfield Green (formerly Froxfield) is a village in the civil parish of Froxfield and Privett, in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Petersfield, and lies just north of the A272 road.
History
Earthworks which run north–south and pass along the western edge of the modern village may be an Anglo-Saxon defensive work, or mark a tribal boundary.[2] The remains of a Roman and Romano-British site lie a short distance south-east of the village.[3]
Froxfield is not mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book; the area is probably included land at Menes which later became the large East Meon estate.[4]
Although the settlement was documented as Froxfield Green in 1908,[4] Ordnance Survey maps published in 1939[5] and earlier identified it as Froxfield. Since at least 1960, maps show Froxfield Green.[6] The civil parish in which the village lies was called Froxfield[4] until the 2010s, when the name Froxfield and Privett came into use.[7]
On 1 April 1932 the parish of Privett was merged with Froxfield.[8] On 9 May 2013 the merged parish was renamed from "Froxfield" to "Froxfield and Privett".[9] In 1931 the parish of Froxfield (prior to the merge) had a population of 693.[10]
Amenities
The local primary school, Froxfield CE School,[11] is almost a mile to the north-east at High Cross. The nearest railway station is at Petersfield.
The small church of St Peter-on-the-Green was built in 1886, replacing a Saxon church on the same site which had been demolished in 1861. In simple Early English style, it is built in flint rubble with stone dressings,[12] and has a western bell-turret which houses a bell dated 1766.[13] Today the church is part of the benefice of Steep and Froxfield with Privett,[14] which also includes St Peter's church at High Cross (built in 1862, incorporating three Norman arches and columns from the old church at the Green).[15]
References
- ^ Historic England. "War Memorial, 40 Metres North of St Peters Church (1391511)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Froxfield Entrenchments (242944)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Earthwork remains of a Romano-British defended settlement (242975)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Page, William, ed. (1908). "Parishes: Froxfield". A History of the County of Hampshire, Volume 3. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 76–77. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British History Online.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey One-inch map, Sheet 132". National Library of Scotland. 1939. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey One-inch map, Sheet 181". National Library of Scotland. 1960. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Annual Meeting" (PDF). East Hampshire District Council. 9 May 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Froxfield CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Hampshire Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Population statistics Froxfield CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Froxfield CE School". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter on the Green (1237145)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Froxfield, S Peter on the Green". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "St Peter-on-the-Green". A Church Near You. The Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1264247)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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