Havant

Havant is a Town in the county of Hampshire.

Retail in Havant

There are great places to visit near Havant including some great cities, villages, lakes, towns, historic buildings, shopping centres and airports.

Havant's best nearby cities can be found at Portsmouth, and Winchester.

Havant has some unmissable villages nearby like Southwick, Milford-on-Sea, and Hambledon.

There are a number of lakes near to Havant including Southwick Park Lake.

There are a number of towns near Havant including Aldershot, Lymington, Gosport, Basingstoke, and Southampton.

The area around Havant's best historic buildings can be found at Fort Blockhouse.

Shopping Centres to visit near Havant include The Malls - Basingstoke, and Westquay.

The area around Havant features a number of interesting airports including Southampton Airport, and Blackbushe Airport.

Havant History

There are some historic monuments around Havant:

Places to see near Havant

History of Havant

In 1086 (at the time of Domesday Book), Havant was a village with a population of around 100. In 1200, the monks of Winchester Cathedral were granted the right to hold a market at Haveunte. Around 1450 an annual fair was held. For much of its history water played a vital part in local commerce, with many water mills, parchment manufacture and brewing. Much of Havant was destroyed by fire in 1760, leaving only the church and the adjacent late 16th or early 17th century cottages. The cottages are now known collectively as “The Old House at Home”, and are now used as a pub. It is claimed that the two main beams in the lounge bar were recovered from the Spanish Armada, and that the “Bear Post” within once had the last dancing bear in England tethered to it. The fire did allow widening of roads and the easier passage of stagecoaches through the town: the Bear Hotel and Dolphin Hotel were notable coaching inns. In the early hours of 25 October 1784 Havant suffered a minor earthquake, and a similar event occurred on 30 November 1811.

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