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| Standing two miles west of Eling is the tithing and
ecclesiastical parish of Netley Marsh formed in 1855 from the civil
parish of Eling and was the site of the battle in 508 when the Saxons
Cerdic and Cyric, having landed at Fawley, met Natanleod, the British
King. At nearby Tatchbury there isj an Iron Age hill fort which is near
the present psychiatric hospital and the 13th century Manor House still
stantds there but has had extensions added to it in the last few years.
Tudor style Colbury Manor house is around 300 years old and today the
M27 motorway runs through the parish on more or less the route of the
old Roman road from Cadnam to Nursling.
The church of St. Matthew, was built in 1855, and is in the Early English style, and consists of chancel, nave and aisles, with bell turret and 1 bell. The register dates from the year 1855. Today the village has expanded considerably, with a huge West Totton housing estate linking it to the nearby town, and an access road to Fawley and the M27 going through it. The village hosts the Netley Marsh Steam and Vintage Vehicle show every year, a three day event which attracts people from all over the country, who use the camp site for a weekend break. But sadly 2006 may have been the last of these due to the fall in attendance over the past few years. IMAGES OF NETLEY MARSH
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