Southwick, Hampshire

Southwick /ˈsʌðɪk/[4] is a village in Hampshire, England. 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the Portsmouth measured from Portsea Island. Its homes and farms belong to tenants in the style of the Middle Ages apart from Church Lodge.[5]

Southwick

The Golden Lion Inn[1]
Southwick
Location within Hampshire
Population315 [2]
889 (2011 Census. Southwick and Widley)[3]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPORTSMOUTH
Postcode districtPO17
Dialling code023
PoliceHampshire
FireHampshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

History
Early mention of Southwick

Southwick was initially the site of Southwick Priory, in the 12th century. On the Dissolution of the Monasteries during the Reformation the estate, including the village, was granted to John White.

Southwick House, a new manor house was completed in 1813. This house was gutted by fire in 1838, and was renovated and rebuilt by 1841. The house and part of the estate was requisitioned by the government during World War II, when the house was Eisenhower's SHAEF headquarters for Overlord, the cross-channel invasion of Normandy. The house has been used by various branches of the armed forces, including as HMS Dryad, ever since.[6]

Southwick is rare in that the village is still entirely owned by the Southwick Estate (except for Church Lodge). The most obvious sign of this is that all the houses, except manor houses, have dark red-painted front doors - a condition laid down in the tenancy agreements. The only exceptions to this are the White House, the residence of the vicar and Church Lodge. Church Lodge is the only privately owned house in the old village and is shown in the fourth picture below. The church itself is Grade I listed early medieval, known as St James, but officially "St James without (i.e. outside) the priory gate".[7] The Defence School of Policing and Guarding is situated at nearby Southwick Park. As of 16 October 2011 the FirstGroup bus services providing travel to the village residents has been withdrawn. The only shop within the village is located opposite the church and is known as Southwick Village Stores.

The GoldenLion public house https://goldenlionsouthwick.co.uk/ was the unofficial officers mess during WW2 the lounge bar used by Eisenhower, Bradley, and numerous other American generals; also Montgomery, Prince Philip and Earl Mountbatten, according to persons that were there during this period. Even Jan Smuts visited .

film of the pub and its brewery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azU6GEcMR3k in 1947 just post war is really good the brewery is still open as a museum today https://www.southwickbrewhouse.co.uk/

References
  1. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1350287)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 May 2012. There is also the Red Lion Inn Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1096221)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. "Census data". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics.
  3. "Joint Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. discussion on pronunciation, also see disambiguation page
  5. "Information about the parish". Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  6. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1096247)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  7. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1167160)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

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