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Neatham history
Roman period – Vindomis
The lost Roman settlement of Vindomis is believed to be at Neatham. Its strategic importance lay in its being at the crossing of important roads: one from Winchester towards London and the other from Chichester to Silchester. The population at this time is estimated at have been 2,500.
Saxon period – Neatham
Neatham became a Saxon settlement, called Neatham, indicating the presence of a cattle market. For several centuries, Neatham remained the chief place in the area and the focal point of Neatham Hundred.
Norman period
Neatham Hundred was recorded as belonging to the Crown at the time of the Domesday Book in 1085. After the founding of Waverley Abbey in 1128, King Steven made a gift of Neatham for the Abbey to establish a Grange and an Oratory. Eventually, Neatham was eclipsed by Alton and the area was renamed the Alton Hundred.
Tudor period
When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries, Neatham went into lay hands. Neatham became part of the parish of Binsted.
Modern day
Neatham is now a hamlet with a Manor House, a Grange, a mill, and a dozen cottages. In the 1980s, Neatham elected to be joined to Holybourne. Today, the hamlet lies along the Alton bypass between Alton and Farnham.
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