All Saints Church, East Meon
All Saints' Church is an Anglican parish church in the village of East Meon, Hampshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building and the oldest building in the village, lying so tight to a hill to the north of the village – part of the South Downs – that there was no room for a north aisle to be built. Most of the church dates from the Norman period, with the south chapel and south aisle being added in the 13th century.
| All Saints' Church, East Meon | |
|---|---|
All Saints' Church, East Meon | |
Location within Hampshire | |
| 50.9959°N 1.0315°W | |
| Location | East Meon, Hampshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | http://www3.hants.gov.uk/parish/east-meon |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | c. 1080 or c. 1130–40 |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Listed building – Grade I |
| Style | Norman, Early English |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Bishop of Portsmouth |
| Vicar(s) | Reverend Tony Forrest |
According to Nikolaus Pevsner it is "one of the most thrilling village churches in Hampshire", to John Betjeman it is "a striking, boldly massed church set above the village against a green down", while Simon Jenkins states that of the Saxon foundations in the Meon valley, "few are as satisfying as East Meon".
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