Since 1885, the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society has been the county-wide organisation which has led the study of Hampshire, its environment and heritage. It is not bound by tradition, however, and is constantly evolving to provide the best possible awareness of and access to Hampshire's heritage.

News

Newsletter No 67, Spring 2017 has been published.

A new edition of Hampshire Houses 1250-1700: Their Dating & Development by Edward Roberts is now available. There will be a book launch on 16th September during the Historic Buildlings Visit to Burselden brickworks.

Hampshire Studies is now available online. Selected volumes have been digitised and the articles made available for download.

Hampshire Papers, Series 2, No 3: The Japanese Red Cross at Netley: 1915-1916 has been published. Watch the launch event on Solent News Video.

The Historic Buildings Section is leading a research programmme into Hampshire Churches Medieval Graffiti.

Next Events

Historic Buildings Section: Saturday 16th September - Visit to Burselden brickworks, AGM, and launch of new extended edition of Edward Robert’s Hampshire Houses

Meon Valley Archaeology and Heritage Group: Two open days will be held to show what has been found during the July 2017 Roman period excavations at the Exton site.

Hartley Library, Southampton University: Monday 31st July - Invitation to ‘Hampshire people and places’ in the University of Southampton Special Collections (pdf flier).

The Society is run by officers elected by the membership. It is divided into Sections which focus on:
Archaeology	Historic Buildings	Landscape	Local History

Research

The Society places great emphasis on the importance of research. In the Constitution, the first stated object, item 1a, is: "...to promote the study of and research into Archaeology, History, Historic Buildings, Landscape, Geology and Natural History within the county of Hampshire, and to publish the results appropriately." This is realised in a number of ways, including: through its Publications by awarding Grants organising research, e.g. Hampshire Churches Medieval Graffiti

Membership - find out how to join	Programme of Events	Publications	About the Hampshire Field Club
Subscriptions are annual and Members receive the Society's Newsletter twice yearly. You can view details of membership rates and to access a membership application form.	The Sections hold events including conferences, lectures, field trips and an AGM. Members participate in and attend the events of as many sections as they wish.	The Society publishes a range of publications; members, depending on their type of membership, are entitled to receive some of these without payment; they pay a reduced fee for others. Non-members are welcome to purchase any publication while stocks last. The two latest Monographs are: Selborne Priory: Excavations 1953–1971 (2015) Sparsholt Roman Villa Hampshire: Excavations by David E Johnston (2014)	The History of the Hampshire Field Club dates back to 1885. There have been many changes in its organisation. The elected officers run the organisation for the benefit of the membership.

Archaeology in Hampshire - Annual Reports