East Meon Visitors Guide

East Meon is a village in East Hampshire. East Meon is approximately 4.5 miles west of Petersfield.

There is no railway station in East Meon, the nearest railway station being in Petersfield. There are regular bus services from Petersfield, operated by Stagecoach and Brijan Tours.

East Meon is situated near the head of the River Meon in the Meon Valley

East Meon has an acreage of 11,370 acres and is geographically the largest parish in East Hampshire.

East Meon has a long history. There are bronze age burial barrows within the parish of East Meon which date back to around 2000 BC. There is also an iron age fort, situated just outside the parish boundaries on Old Winchester Hill, constructed approximately 500 years before the Romans invaded Britain.

There is also evidence of Roman occupation in and around the village.

East Meon village church sits on the hillside above the village and was built after the Norman Conquest, sometime between 1075 and 1150

Opposite the church is the old Court House, which has a mediaeval hall dating from the late 14th century.

East Meon played its part in the English Civil War of the 1640s. The Parliamentarians camped near the village before the Battle of Cheriton in 1644, and it is said that they stole the lead lining from the font in order to make their bullets.

There is a shop in the village centre and a handful of pubs. Some of the pubs provide overnight accommodation.

The Langrish House hotel can be found on the road from East Meon to Petersfield.