East Meon
East Meon has a rich history, with Bronze Age burial barrows and evidence of Roman occupation. Although it is a small village it is geographically the largest parish in East Hampshire. Its boundaries date back to 1894, but it is believed the village started life somewhere between 400 and 600 AD when it was part of a Royal Manor belonging first to King Alfred the Great.
You will find the village close to Petersfield and West Meon surrounded by the South Downs. It is the highest village in the Meon Valley, and the River Meon runs alongside the village street, its spring source not being far away.
The village church was built after the Norman Conquest. For many centuries from the late 14th century East Meon belonged to successive Bishops of Winchester. It also played its part in the English Civial War – Parliamentarians are said to have stolen the lead lining from the font to make their bullets ahead of the Battle of Cheriton. During World War II 38 high explosive bombs and an estimated 3,500 incendiary bombs were dropped in the Parish; the only loss of life, however, was a pig.
The 900th anniversary of the Domesday Book in 1986 saw East Meon chosen as “The Domesday Village”, with a model in Winchester’s Great Hall depicting the village as it was then.
East Meon village website (opens in a new window)
we tryed befor and nothing came of it but now there is a large groupe of village youth and a few older members who skate or bmx.. all the other surrounding villages have skate parks and i think it would benefit the village for meny years to come..