Draft:Woodlands, West Meon

Woodlands is a hamlet in the parish of West Meon, Hampshire.

It is a scattered settlement situated in the North of the parish, and contains various historic properties, including Punsholt Farm, the final resting place of Dom Sigebert Buckley, or the Last Monk of Westminster. The majority of the land here forms a part of Woodlands Farm, a private estate owned since 1945 by members of the banking family of Baring.

The hamlet formerly contained a school, public house, two chapels, and a shop. The Three Horseshoes Public House closed in April 1903, it contained a shop, but this was closed by the mid-19th century. In the 1880's Woodlands became a part of the Basing Park Estate. At this time, a series of model farm buildings were built at Woodlands, replacing various farm buildings and cottages.

Woodlands House, the principal residence of Woodlands Farm was rebuilt following a disastrous fire in 2005.

The former mission chapel, built in 1889, was erected by the Nicholson family of Basing Park. It closed in 1982, and is now a private dwelling. Punsholt Farm, to the north, is a predominantly 17th century farmhouse, and stands on or near the site of the former chapel of St Mary the Virgin, notable for being the final resting place of Dom Sigebert Buckley, a recusant, who died in 1610.