There was a Stone Age settlement at Bagwell Green, a few hundred yards past the church in the direction of Odiham Common.

[3] The parish council was formed in 1894, and since then the village has continued to slowly expand, with newer properties constructed at Winchfield Hurst and near the Station.

Its most striking feature is the pair of "full height windows with open timberwork gables marking the former schoolroom.

The festival developed from a single musical event in 1990 to raise funds to renovate the church organ.

[7] On 27 November 2014, Hart District Council voted[8] to test Winchfield as a suitable location for a new settlement of up to 10,000 homes.