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The History of Fawley

A settlement has existed at Fawley for many centuries, and the village itself was recorded in the Doomsday Book. Other areas in the parish can boast remains from the stone age, and Roman occupation.

All Saints Church, the oldest building in the area built in the 12th century and extended over the centuries, but has records of church activity in the Parish dating back to 971A.D. In 'The Square' at Fawley there are buildings dating back to 1793, and Jubilee Hall was built in 1887 by public subscription to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

For visitors interested in local history, the village of Fawley is mentioned in the Domesday book, and has a thriving local history society, the Fawley Historians which meets once month. They formed in 1958 as Fawley Local History Group, and since then has held regular monthly meetings (excluding August and December).

The arrival of the Esso oil refinery in 1921 transformed a sparsely populated agricultural area into an industrial centre with a population of around 14,500. Modern Fawley is smaller and less populous than its more recently founded neighbours, but remains the administrative centre of the parish.

The Parish has Bronze Age barrows, Roman remains and the old Roman road at Holbury and Stone Point, which was the landing point of the Saxons when they came from the Isle of Wight.

The stone Norman church, All Saints' in Fawley Village, contains a replica of a "long boat" used by the inhabitants from Tristan da Cunha, which they presented to the locality as a token of their gratitude for their reception when their island was partially destroyed by a volcano.

The stone Norman church, All Saints Church Fawley, is the oldest building in the area built in the 12th century and extended over the centuries, but has records of church activity in the Parish dating back to 971A.D.

In 'The Square' at Fawley there are buildings dating back to 1793, and Jubilee Hall was built in 1887 by public subscription to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

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