Church
The earliest mention of a chapel at Exbury is in 1291, when "Master Nicholas de Audeby" held the church of Fawley with the chapel of Exbury. The chapel of St. Katherine was at Lower Exbury. This chapel was served by the Cistercians from Beaulieu Abbey, the tradition being that the monks used to cross the river from Saint Leonard's on stepping-stones. The chapel was pulled down in 1827, when the present church at Exbury was built.
Exbury church is a stone structure with a northwest tower. It was consecrated in 1827. It contains a 13th century font of Purbeck stone from the old church. To the east of the church is the family vault of the Mitfords.
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