Jane Austen
East Hampshire's literary heroine
Jane Austen spent the last eight years of her life at Chawton near Alton. Here she wrote or revised all her novels, the most famous of which must be Pride and Prejudice.
A walk from Chawton to Farringdon taking in points of literary interest can be downloaded from our walking page. A week of events celebrating the works of Jane Austen and the life of her day took place in Alton from 21 to 29 June - find out more about the Jane Austen Regency Week.
Visit Jane Austen's House in Chawton.
Find out more about Chawton with the Chawton village website