The question of whether Edmund Spenser ever lived in Alton is based on a few tantalizing clues that allude to little that can be substantiated. So it is with many historical nuggets that glint in amongst the splendour of Hampshire history. Continue Reading
The magnificent church of St Mary’s Kingsclere, sits incongruously at the heart of the small village but once represented a community full of royal and ecclesiastical importance. Continue Reading
The Hampshire folktale of the Grampus of Highclere is surely one of the most peculiar folk stories in Hampshire. A creature that lives in a yew tree? Continue Reading
Hampshire folklore is full of stories concerning the plants and animals of the county and one such piece of folklore surrounds the lovely foxglove, seen in the lanes of various parts of Hampshire. Continue Reading
15th July is St Swithun’s day, if it rains today folklore has it that it will rain for forty days and forty nights. An intriguing piece of Hampshire History Continue Reading
The Chilbolton wafers have been made and distributed to the congregation of St Mary the Less Chilbolton, on Mothering Sunday, for generations. Continue Reading
Part of Hampshire folklore is the celebration of Shick-Shack day on the 29th May. Not many oak leaves are observed adorning the hats of folk these days though. Continue Reading
Deadman’s Plack, Longparish Hampshire, a monument to a deed supposedly committed nearly a thousand years ago, fact or fiction? Continue Reading
The FA Cup was won by Portsmouth in 1939 and found a home in the county of Hampshire for the duration of WWII Continue Reading
The Green Man is an elusive creature in the churches of Hampshire but we have gathered a few to enjoy. Continue Reading
The mermaid of Nately Scures resides in the church of St Swithun and has a most mysterious tale attached to it. The church is a brilliant Norman example of an aisle-less aspidal building. Continue Reading
Wymering Manor in Portsmouth is one of Hampshire’s oldest and allegedly, most haunted houses. From the outside it presents a bit of a sorry state and its exterior belies its ancient past but it is a house full on intrigue and mystery. Continue Reading
The incredible Gospel Oak of Avington has two historic tales to tell. It barely clings to life but it leaves behind it a story of kings and bishops and saints, all wrapped up in the history of Hampshire Continue Reading
