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The Abbey was founded in 1231 by the Bishop of Winchester Peter des Roches for the White Canons. Henry V stayed here in 1415 and his son, Henry VI, was married in the Abbey to Margaret of Anjou in 1445. At the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII the Abbey passed into the possession of Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Lord Chancellor of England and first Earl of Southampton who demolished many of the buildings and built Place House on the site of the old Abbey. The fourth Earl had no sons so on his death the estate was divided among his daughters. In 1741 the Member of Parliament for Southampton Peter Delme bought Place House, but his decendents had most of it demolished and the materials used to build the new family home Cams Hall at nearby Fareham.                  All photographs © David Packman

Old and new...Place House and a modern day school.

The Grade 1 listed Abbey Tythe Barn was built in 1410 and one of the finest examples of its type in the country. The barn is 46 feet wide by 157 feet long with eight bays and a hipped roof plus two hipped wagon entrances.

The Square - Titchfield was once an important medieval market town and small port. Its wealth came from its commercial activities and the presence of the nearby abbey. The village is now a conservation area having many historic buildings with some dating from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Today the village is more well known for its annual bonfire carnival which dates back to the 1880s, it's now the largest in Hampshire and held every year on the last Monday in October.

Above and below, some of the houses in South Street that date from the 15th century.

The ever changing roof styles in South Street.

Barry Cottages is one of a number of properties in the area that belong to the Earl of Southampton Trust.

Queens Head with its bay or bow windows and projecting porch.

A Wisteria covered cottage in Bridge Street.                                      All photographs © David Packman

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