St Leonard's Church, Hartley Mauditt

St Leonard's Church
St Leonard's Church
	St Leonard's Church
	Location within Hampshire
	51°07′09″N0°56′25″W / 51.119294°N 0.940381°W
Location	Hartley Mauditt,
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
History
Founded	Early 12th century
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic
Specifications
Materials	Stone
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Winchester
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Bishop of Winchester

Last updated November 01, 2023

St Leonard's Church is a Church of England parish church in the hamlet of Hartley Mauditt, East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. All that is left of the hamlet is the 12th-century church, the foundations of a manor house, and a large pond, Hartley Pond, which lies opposite the church on the other side of the road.^[1] The church is dedicated to St Leonard.

History

The small church was constructed after the Norman Conquest, but its original simplicity was lost with subsequent workmanship, which was out of character with the style of the original building.^[2] It was probably built by the de Mauditt family between 1100 and 1125.^[3] It was restored and a bell turret on the west gable was added in 1853–4.

Architecture and fittings

St Leonard's consists of a nave, chancel, and south porch. The 13th century chancel contains some ancient monuments of the Stuart family.

The chancel arch separating the small chancel from the larger nave is a rare example of the horseshoe form. Some good tiles on the chancel floor are notable.

There are 34 tiles set in two lines on the chancel floor with seven designs.^[4]

On the top of the East wall of the Nave above the chancel arch is a painting of a Lion and Unicorn with the initials "CIIR" (Charles the Second Rex) at the top. Charles the second reigned from 1660 to 1685.

The south doorway dates from the end of the 12th century.

The octagonal font is of Decorated Period style, 15th century.^[5]^[6]

Several of the windows contain stained glass.^[7]

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References

↑ Driver, Leigh (25 September 2008). Lost Villages of England. New Holland Publishers. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-1-84773-218-7 . Retrieved 4 March 2012.
↑ Moody, Henry (1846). Antiquarian and topographical sketches of Hampshire (Public domain ed.). pp. 110–. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
↑ "St Leonard's – Hartley Mauditt". worldham.org. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
↑ Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society (1952). Papers and Proceedings. p. 289. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
↑ Cox, John Charles; Harvey, Alfred (1907). English church furniture (Public domain ed.). E.P. Dutton. pp. 201–. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
↑ Cox, John Charles (1905). Hampshire (Public domain ed.). Methuen. pp. 125–. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
↑ White, William (1878). History, gazetteer and directory of the county of Hampshire: including the Isle of Wight, and comprising a general survey of the county and separate historical, statistical and topographical descriptions of all the hundreds, parishes, townships, chapelries, towns, ports, villages, hamlets, & unions; the diocese of Winchester; the seats of the nobility and gentry; magistrates and public officers; and a great variety of other archæological, architectural, agricultural, biographical, botanical and geological information (Public domain ed.). W. White. pp. 271–. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

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[Driver2008-1] Driver, Leigh (25 September 2008). Lost Villages of England. New Holland Publishers. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-1-84773-218-7 . Retrieved 4 March 2012.

[Moody1846-2] Moody, Henry (1846). Antiquarian and topographical sketches of Hampshire (Public domain ed.). pp. 110–. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

[worldham.org-3] "St Leonard's – Hartley Mauditt". worldham.org. Retrieved 5 March 2012.

[Society1952-4] Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society (1952). Papers and Proceedings. p. 289. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

[CoxHarvey1907-5] Cox, John Charles; Harvey, Alfred (1907). English church furniture (Public domain ed.). E.P. Dutton. pp. 201–. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

[Cox1905-6] Cox, John Charles (1905). Hampshire (Public domain ed.). Methuen. pp. 125–. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

[White1878-7] White, William (1878). History, gazetteer and directory of the county of Hampshire: including the Isle of Wight, and comprising a general survey of the county and separate historical, statistical and topographical descriptions of all the hundreds, parishes, townships, chapelries, towns, ports, villages, hamlets, & unions; the diocese of Winchester; the seats of the nobility and gentry; magistrates and public officers; and a great variety of other archæological, architectural, agricultural, biographical, botanical and geological information (Public domain ed.). W. White. pp. 271–. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

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St Leonard's Church, Hartley Mauditt

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