Titchfield

Titchfield is a small village in southern Hampshire, by the River Meon. Close-by lie the ruins of Titchfield Abbey, a place with strong associations with Shakespeare, through his patron, the Earl of Southampton. To the East lies the town of Fareham, whilst to the south is Hillhead and the Solent. Westwards lies the River Hamble and Southampton.

Related Topics:
Village - Hampshire - River Meon - Titchfield Abbey - Shakespeare - Earl of Southampton - Fareham - Hillhead - Solent - River Hamble - Southampton

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Administratively, Titchfield forms part of the borough of Fareham.

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Just outside Titchfield is one of the offices of the Office for National Statistics. This office was set up in 1959 to conduct the 1961 Census.

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The name Titchfield was first recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Ticefelle. This is probably a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon ticcen feld, or "field where young goats are kept".

Related Topics:
Domesday Book - Anglo-Saxon

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