National parks · South East England
Chawton
Chawton is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The village lies within the South Downs National Park and is famous as the home of Jane Austen for the last
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Spring – autumn (Apr–Oct)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Chawton is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The village lies within the South Downs National Park and is famous as the home of Jane Austen for the last eight years of her life.
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Chawton is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The village lies within the South Downs National Park and is famous as the home of Jane Austen for the last eight years of her life.
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Background
History
Chawton's recorded history begins in the Domesday survey of 1086. The village held nineteen free residents, eight smallholders, six slaves (part of the sixty-seven slaves in the area from Alresford to the ridge parishes) and woodland with fifty pigs. In the 13th century, there was a royal manor house. The descendants of John Knight, who built the present Chawton House at the time of the Armada (1588), added to it and modified the landscape in ways that reflect changes in politics, religion and taste. One of those descendants was Elizabeth Knight, whose progresses were marked by the ringing of church bells and whose two husbands both had to adopt her surname. Later in the 18th century, Jane…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1327, -0.9887
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- East Hampshire
- Parish
- Chawton
- Postcode
- GU34 1SD
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Hampshire
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Chawton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chawton?
- Chawton is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GU34 1SD), in the parish of Chawton.
- Is Chawton free to visit?
- Yes, Chawton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Chawton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GU34 1SD. It sits within the East Hampshire parliamentary constituency.