MEON (WEST), a parish in the hundred of FAWLEY,
Fawley division of the county of SOUTHAMPTON, 7 5 miles
(N. E.) from Bishop's Waltham, containing 747 mhabit-
ants. The living is a rectory, with the perpetual curacy
of Privett, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Winchester,
rated in the king's books at £30. 17. 11., and in
the patronage of the Bishop of Winchester. The church
is a curious specimen of Norman architecture. There
is a place of worship for Independents.