Northney is a village on north Hayling island in the borough of

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in the county of

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, England. It is on the north coast of the island, east of where the A3023 meets the shore of the island and north of North Hayling. Hayling Island marina is nearby.

History

The local

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...

, St Peter's is a mid 12th century

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church.St Peter's Church Guide. The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies. After the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, French people, French, Flemish people, Flemish, and Bretons, Breton troops, all led by the Du ...

, the lands and properties of North Hayling were feued from the Bishop of Winchester to

Jumièges Abbey Jumièges Abbey (), formally the Abbey of St Peter at Jumièges (), was a Benedictine monastery. Its ruins are situated in the commune of Jumièges in the Seine-Maritime Departement of Normandy, France. History Around 654 the abbey was founde ...

in Normandy. By 1140, the abbey had paid for St Peters church to be built for the local community. The church has three bells, cast around 1350. Princess Catherine Yurievskaya (1878-1959), a daughter of

Alexander II of Russia Alexander II ( rus, Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ; 29 April 181813 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, Congress Poland, King of Poland and Grand Du ...

, is buried in the graveyard of St Peters. In 1694, it was reported that 30 villagers subscribed three guineas each to fight

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in the

Nine Years' War The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between Kingdom of France, France and the Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg), Grand Alliance. Although largely concentrated in Europe, fighting spread to colonial poss ...

. North Hayling railway station was a railway station to the west of the village that opened in 1867 and closed in 1963."Branch Line to Hayling" Mitchell,V./Smith,K (In association with Bell,A): Midhurst, Middleton Press, 18984

HMS Northney

HMS Northney (HMS ''Northney I'', HMS ''Northney II'', HMS ''Northney III'' and HMS ''Northnney IV'') was a

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landing craft training base to the north of the village (Northney I was near the present-day marina). Northney I and Northney II were holiday camps requisitioned for use by the war department.

References

Populated coastal places in Hampshire Villages in Hampshire Hayling Island {{hampshire-geo-stub