page_title: History of Southampton
section_title: Normans (1066–1154)
hierarchical_section_title: History of Southampton / Normans (1066–1154)
caption_attribution_description: English: Church of St Micheal, Southampton Wikidata has entry Q7590665 with data related to this building.This is a photo of listed building number 1179142.
context_page_description: Southampton is a city in Hampshire, England. The area has been settled since the Stone Age. Its history has been affected by its geographical location, on a major estuary on the English Channel coast with an unusual double high-tide, and by its proximity to Winchester and London; the ancient and modern capitals of England. Having been an important regional centre for centuries, Southampton was awarded city status by Queen Elizabeth II in 1964.
  Southampton became an important port in medieval times, experiencing several hundred years of fluctuating fortunes until it was expanded by the Victorians.
  As a centre of commerce, an industrial town and an important military embarkation point, Southampton was a strategic target for the Luftwaffe and was severely damaged in World War II.
  Post-war re-development and the need to accommodate 20th century innovations such as the motor car has significantly altered the character of Southampton.
context_section_description: Southampton's prosperity was assured following the Norman Conquest in 1066, when it became the major port of transit between Winchester (the capital of England until the early 12th Century) and Normandy.
  The Domesday Book indicates that Southampton already had distinct French and English quarters at the time of the Norman Conquest and that the King owned a number of properties upon which rent was payable.
  Archaeological evidence has dated the foundation of St. Michael's Church at 1070 and the church was dedicated to St. Michael, patron saint of Normandy.
  An Augustinian priory was founded at St. Denys, on 364 acres (1.47 km²) of land granted by Henry I, the last of the Norman Kings, in 1127. St. Denys Priory continued as a religious house until its suppression in 1536.
caption: The Parish Church of St Michael
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