List of places of worship in the Borough of Fareham information
St Mary's Church, seen from Portchester Castle, was built in the early 12th century within the walls of a Roman fort.
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There are 40 current and former places of worship in the borough of Fareham in Hampshire, England. There are 37 churches, chapels and meeting halls currently in use by various Christian denominations across the borough, and three former places of worship survive in alternative uses or, in one case, awaiting a new occupant. Fareham is one of 13 local government districts in the county of Hampshire—a large county in central southern England, with a densely populated coastal fringe facing the English Channel and a more rural hinterland.[1] The borough of Fareham is largely urban and is located in the south of the county, occupying most of the gap between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth. The old market town of Fareham, which gives the borough its name, is also the largest urban centre; much of the rest of the borough consists of 19th- and 20th-century suburban development which has joined up older villages such as Portchester, Sarisbury, Swanwick and Warsash.
The 2011 United Kingdom census reported that the majority of Fareham's residents are Christian. The largest number of churches in the borough belong to the Church of England—the country's Established Church. Ancient Church of England parish churches at Titchfield, Portchester, Crofton[note 1] and in Fareham town survive in use; more were built in the Victorian era, particularly as the vast parish of Titchfield was divided as its villages grew; and two other Anglican churches opened in the 1960s in Fareham town. Various Nonconformist groups started to meet locally in the early 19th century. Chapels in Titchfield and Sarisbury have their origins in small-scale Congregational meetings; Methodists were established in Fareham and Portchester by 1812 and 1826 respectively; and a Strict Baptist cause at Lower Swanwick is approaching its 200th anniversary. The oldest of the borough's Roman Catholic churches dates from 1878, but the others are postwar buildings; and smaller groups such as Jehovah's Witnesses and the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church became established locally in the 20th century.
Historic England has awarded listed status to nine active and all three former places of worship in the borough. Buildings of "special architectural or historic interest" are placed on a statutory list by Historic England, a Government body. Buildings of Grade I status, held by Portchester and Titchfield's Anglican churches, are defined as being of "exceptional interest"; three other churches are listed at Grade II*, used for "particularly important buildings of more than special interest"; and Grade II, a status held by four current and all three former churches, is used for buildings of "special interest".[3]
^O'Brien et al. 2018, p. 1.
^O'Brien et al. 2018, pp. 717–718.
^"Listed Buildings". English Heritage. 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
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