The parish church is dedicated to St Leonard and was bilt in 1902-3 by Lady Ashburton in memory of her daughter, the Marchioness of Northampton.

A rather dignified Georgian residence is the Old Rectory and Sherfield Manor is brick built with hipped roofs, the house at Awbridge Danes dates from 1825.

Sherfield English is a small village with a population of around 550 and the name was originally Sirefelle which was changed to Shirefelde in the 13th century, The English was added due to the it being the name of the family of d'Engleys who owned the manor. Watercress is grown in a small brook here and sold in nearby Romsey as well as other local villages.

St Leonard's Church

St Leonard's is the third church and there was once a mill here but during the 1940s this was demolished. The Sunday school was held in the garage but this to has gone and the Old Rectory is now a privately owned residence. The modern day church was built by Fred Bath of Salisbury in 190s in red brick and stone and has  nave, chancel, crossing-tower with an octagonal bell-stage and a spire and in the windows there is 18th century and Art Nouveau stained glass. A memorial stone indicates the site of the former church which was probably 14th century. In the churchyard there are a number of graves, two stone coffins discovered in 1859 when the nave was pulled down are now in the present church. The chancel was demolished in 1907.

On the estate of Broxmore House ammunition was stored during WWII as the explosives became more unstable this left only one choice and they were blown up in 1943, after the war Broxmore House was neglected and this to was also demolished.

Dunwood Camp occupies the summit of a sandy hill and has a single rampart but there is no indication of a ditch and it is said that maybe this earthwork was never finished.

Sherfield Mill has been demolished though the foundations still remain. The mill house was built c1720 and is of brick with a tiled roof which has now been restored, The watershed has been reset in Concrete. The Tail Race and sluice still survive.

Telegraph House there was a 19th century Signalling Station at Lockerly which was built to form a part of teh Plymouth to London signalling route but it is though it was never used as there is no evidence that the right equipment was installed.