v THE HERALD - Your Community Magazine v 30th October 2025 • The HERALD • Page 59 7 & 9 The Marsh, Hythe SO45 6AJ • pearsons.com • 023 8084 4131 • hythe@pearsons.com v ON THE HOME FRONT v Well Presented 3 Bedroom House Pearsons Estate Agents are pleased to offer this well presented 3 bedroom house for sale. Situated in an established residential area on the outskirts of Hythe, the property is on the market for £299,950 with an EPC Rating: C. This property is in good decorative order throughout and o ers many additional benefits, including UPVC double glazing, gas central heating, re tted kitchen and bathroom, an easily maintained southfacing rear garden and ample o -road parking. An internal viewing is highly recommended. For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact Pearsons Estate Agents on 023 8084 4131 or visit: www.pearsons. com A Look At Historic Churches of The New Forest: St. Nicholas, Brockenhurst History series by David and Brenda Quensell To the south of Brockenhurst stands the ancient parish church of St. Nicholas, reputed to be the oldest church in the New Forest. e village is the only one in the New Forest to be mentioned in the Domesday Book as having a church. e site is probably that of a Romano-British church built by the Augustinian monks belonging to the priory of Twinham (now known as Christchurch) towards the end of the 6th or beginning of the 7th century. e charter of Baldwin de Redvers in 1160 mentions that the “chapelry” was con rmed by him to the Canons of Holy Trinity at Twinham for “…God and my soul’s salvation”. By 1362 the church still formed part of the possessions of the Canons and “To the Church of Christ belongs as to a mother.” When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in 1539 the priory was dissolved and the Canons were dispersed; the manor became part of the lands of John Fitzallen, Earl of Arundel. e manor was then acquired by Edward Mordaunt in 1709 and his successor, Edward Morant holds the land to this day. e outer walls of the original building are of int with a plaster rendering while to the north an additional aisle was added in the nineteenth century of brick. A ne 13th century porch leads to a typical round-headed Norman arch giving access to the nave. e font in the western end of the south aisle dates from the 12 century with a 17th century wooden cover. Behind a curtain under the gallery, a Tudor arch leads to the ground oor of the bell tower. is was built in the eighteenth century and houses a splendid peal of eight bells, the oldest of which dates from 1637. When the north aisle was built in 1832 the gallery was extended right across and at one time the church musicians played their violins, clarinets and other instruments there. e gallery now houses the organ that was installed in 1958. In the churchyard by the southwestern corner stands an ancient yew tree that is reputed to be as old as the church itself. When it was measured in 1793 the girth was already een feet. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission meticulously maintains the graves of the soldiers of New Zealand and some other Empire troops who died in Brockenhurst Military Hospital during the 1914-18 War. Nearby is the grave of one of the Forest’s old characters, “Brusher” Mills who lived at Grisham until his sudden death in 1905. “Brusher” earned his living from catching snakes and selling them for a shilling (5p) a time to London Zoo. Yours Faithfully...
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