Catisfield
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Catisfield is a small village that has become part of the suburban sprawl of Fareham, Hampshire, England. Originally a small village in its own right, it now serves little purpose other than a quaint curio in an otherwise faceless environment of 1960s and 1970s housing developments.
[edit] A Hamlet
Originally a Hamlet Catisfield is first mentioned in the Pipe Roll of the Bishopric of Winchester in 1210 and mentioned in 1279 in the tithing of North Fareham, when Catisfield, Dean, Pokesole, Cams and Bedenham had been added to the Hundred of Fareham.[1]
However, it does still feature the original, but no longer used, post office and some very nicely preserved Georgian and Victorian buildings, and manages to preserve an impression of a country village, despite its location on a popular shortcut to the M27 motorway.
It is also very close to Titchfield Abbey and the picturesque River Meon, which lie just down Fishers Hill.
[edit] References
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- ^ Malcolm Low, Catisfield, private publication can be viewed in the Fareham Library Reference section or the Westbury Manor Museum Reference section, Fareham, Hampshire
