Cheriton has two
pubs, and a local shop that contains a
sub-post office. The Flower Pots Inn has its own
microbrewery, and has won numerous awards for brewing over the past twenty years as attested to by the certificates adorning its walls. The community also enjoys the village hall, tennis courts and cricket pitches which offer a
quintessentially English country scene. The
Church of England parish church dates from the 13th century and is dedicated to
St Michael and All Angels. The
chancel was extended in the 15th century and the tower, porch and
aisle walls were rebuilt following a fire in 1744. It is a Grade I
listed building. About to the east of the village is a monument to the
Battle of Cheriton which was fought on 29 March 1644 and resulted in the defeat of the
Royalist army. ==References==