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About Chawton

In the winter-time the abundant springs that spread through downland vales fill and overflow. In Chawton, as with other villages, the waters rise up and create a safe oasis for many species of wildlife.

In Chawton is the unassuming 18th-century cottage where Jane Austen once lived. The great novelist spent her final eight years of life in the peaceful cottage and it is here that Jane wrote some of her most famous works; Emma and Mansfield Park were both written in Chawston, so too, was Persuasion. When Jane lived here, toiling daily at her writing and going about the lovely countryside in her donkey cart, she could never have imagined the numerous visitors who flock here from the world over, simply to see the place in which their heroine lived and worked.

The cottage remains to this day with the interior being much as it was when Jane was alive. There are exhibits of her possessions which include a number of her music books and a patchwork quilt that she worked at with her mother. It is said that Jane planted the two oak trees that stand on the Winchester Road, a little beyond her garden wall. Both house and garden are a celebration of Jane's life and work and are well worth a visit.

The local village church is a masterpiece of local craftmanship. It was built in the year 1871 to a design by Sir Arthur Blomfield and is quite magnificent. The church contains many treasures and is beautifully furnished.

Chawton is close to the picturesque Mid Hants Rail line and not far from the pleasant town of Alton, whose history dates back at least to Roman times. All around is pleasant countryside and pretty villages, a day in Chawton is not to be missed

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Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near Chawton

Jane Austen's House	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)	Pictures
Birdworld & Underwater World	(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Mid Hants Railway	(8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Odiham Castle	(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction N)	Pictures
Petersfield Heath	(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction S)	Pictures
Hinton Ampner Garden	(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Farnham Castle	(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Chapel of the Holy Ghost	(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Queen Elizabeth Country Park	(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction S)	Pictures
Devils Punchbowl	(11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction E)	Pictures
Butser Ancient Farm	(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction S)	Pictures
The Vyne	(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction N)	Pictures
Uppark	(13.1 miles, 21.2 km, direction S)	Pictures
Aldershot Military Museum	(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Hog's Back	(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction NE)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Chawton

Alton, in the county of Hampshire (1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction N)
An historic market town which in recent times derived its prosperity from hop fields and the brewing industry, previously it had been a centre for wool and cloth.
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Alresford, a Historic Market Town in the county of Hampshire (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction W)
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Farnham, a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction NE)
It was King Caedwalla of Wessex who, in 688 bestowed the Manor of Farnham on the Bishop's of Winchester.
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Itchen Abbas, in the county of Hampshire (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction W)
A beautiful village in a serene and picturesque valley whose meadows are watered by the gently flowing, trout filled waters of the River Itchen as it continues it's journey towards Southampton where it will meet with the sea.
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South Harting, in the county of West Sussex (12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction SE)
The main village street is thronged with exquisite old properties, some of brick, some tile hung, and some are built of Sussex clunch - a beautiful building material of soft limestone.
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Hambledon, in the county of Hampshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction S)
This lovely red-brick village was the early home of cricket. A club was founded here in 1760 when the laws governing the game were laid down.
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Farnborough, in the county of Hampshire (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction NE)
This town is listed in the Doomsday Book of 1086, then it was a mere settlement which over the passing centuries developed into a village.
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Midhurst, in the county of West Sussex (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction SE)
Popular small market resort town whose beautiful 19th-century church stands close to the banks of the River Rother, on which the town stands.
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Winchester, in the county of Hampshire (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction W)
This is an old town which was a tribal town long before the Romans landed in Britain, under their leadership it flourished to become the 5th largest city in the land, and was later heralded as the capital of King Alfred.
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Bishop's Waltham, in the county of Hampshire (15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction SW)
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Whitchurch, in the county of Hampshire (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction NW)
With such pretty countryside and so much of historic interest Whitchurch makes an ideal base from which to explore the delights of rural Hampshire.
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Godalming, a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction E)
A feature of the town is its long narrow streets, these stretch out from the River Wey and are lined with several gracious historic properties.
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Stoughton, in the county of West Sussex (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction S)
This is a pleasant rural village lying between Chichesters' old harbour and the footpaths of the South Down's Way.
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Hascombe, a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction E)
Part of the charm of Hascombe, are the several delightful gardens in the area, designed by Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) celebrated landscape designer of the 19th and 20th-century.
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Petworth, in the county of West Sussex (19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction SE)
Petworth is an atmospheric place, it has a wealth of historic visitor attractions nearby and its close proximity to the attractive town of Chichester and its famous harbour.
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Nearby travel help

Alton Station	(1.7 miles, 2.8 km, direction NE)
Bentley Station	(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction NE)
M3 Junction 6	(9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction N)
M3 Junction 7	(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NW)
Southampton Airport	(20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction SW)
London Heathrow Airport	(33.2 miles, 53.3 km, direction NE)
Chawton to London	(45.5 miles, 73.2 km, direction NE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Chawton

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Chawton center
The Swan Hotel	(1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction N)
The Alton House Hotel	(1.6 miles, 2.5 km, direction NE)
Old Thorns Golf & Country Estate	(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SE)
Farnham House Hotel	(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction NE)
Best Western Frensham Pond Hotel	(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction E)
Audleys Wood	(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NW)
Holiday Inn	(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NW)
Paramount Basingstoke Country Hotel	(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction N)
Mercure Bush Hotel	(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NE)
Red Lion Hotel	(10.0 miles, 16.2 km, direction NW)
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