The parish of Martyr Worthy cum Chilland covers about 2,000 acres that rise from  the River Itchen in the south to the high ridge of downland north of the Itchen Valley, and it is thought to have been part of the 'land at Worthy' which was granted in 825AD by King Egbert to the Minster Winchester.

The Manor of Martyr Worthy stayed in the custody of the priors and monks of St Swithun's and was then passe on to the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral when the Dissolution of the Monasteries came into being.In the 18th century the manor was bought by the Sheldons who later in 1773, sold it to Sir Chaloner Ogle, and he built a manor house here around 1820, then five years later sold both house and land.

There are five Sarsen stones found here, Chilland Barn, one in a field called Stonepiece, Sarsen Pit, Shroner wood and two in local fields,

And Cobbetts Hampshire relates:

'As we had to come to this place [Easton], which is three miles up the river Itchen from Winchester, we crossed the Winchester and Basingstoke road at King's Worthy. This brought us, before we crossed the river, along through Martyr's Worthy, so long the seat of the OGLES, and now, as I observed in my last Register, sold to a general, or colonel. These OGLES had been deans, I believe; or prebends, or something of that sort: and the one that used to live here had been, and was when he died, an 'admiral.' However, this last one, 'Sir Charles,' the loyal address mover, is my man for the present. We saw, down by the water-side, opposite to 'Sir Charles's' late family mansion, a beautiful strawberry garden, capable of being watered by a branch of the Itchen which comes close by it, and which is, I suppose, brought here on purpose. Just by, on the greensward, under the shade of very fine trees, is an alcove, wherein to sit to eat the strawberries, coming from the little garden just mentioned, and met by bowls of cream coming from a little milk-house, shaded by another clump a little lower down the stream. What delight! What terrestrial paradise! 'Sir Charles' might be very frequently in this paradise, while that SIDMOUTH, whose Bill he so applauded, had many men shut up in loathsome dungeons! ... it is not likely that 'Sir Charles' will sit again in this paradise, contemplating another loyal address, to carry to a county meeting ready engrossed on parchment, to be presented by Fleming and supported by Lockhart and the 'HAMPSHIRE PARSONS.'

CHILLAND
About half a mile up the river and east of the village is Chilland Mill and this little hamlet of Chilland itself can be found on the slope just to the north of the mill . There are a few cottages and now some modern houses that line the narrow road which leads from the main road to the Mill. To the west of the mill there is a rather handsome modern house that has grounds that slope down to the river.

Chilland House is to the north-east near the main Winchester to Alresford road.