Sarisbury

The Green, Sarisbury

Sarisbury is a village to the west of Park Gate within the borough of Fareham.[1] Its focal point, The Green, originated as a tongue of land at the extremity of Titchfield Common which was left when the rest was enclosed.[2] Its focal point is still the parish church of St Paul,[3] built in 1836 to a design by Jacob Owen. In previous times it was a rural locality dependent on fruit growing, but is now largely populated by urban workers who commute to Fareham, Southampton or even London from the nearby Swanwick railway station.

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  1. ↑ Sarisbury
  2. ↑ "The Buildings of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Pevsner,N: Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1967 ISBN 0-14-071032-9
  3. ↑ Church Web Site

Coordinates: 50°52′22″N 1°17′15″W / 50.872835°N 1.287574°W / 50.872835; -1.287574


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