- Corhampton
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Coordinates: 50°58′40″N 1°07′59″W / 50.9779°N 1.1331°W
Corhampton
River Meon, Corhampton Mill
Corhampton shown within Hampshire
Population 645 (parish)[1] OS grid reference SU608202 Parish Corhampton & Meonstoke District City of Winchester Shire county Hampshire Region South East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town WINCHESTER Postcode district SO32 Dialling code 01489 Police Hampshire Fire Hampshire Ambulance South Central EU Parliament South East England UK Parliament Meon Valley (constituency) Website Corhampton & Meonstoke Parish Council List of places: UK • England • Hampshire Corhampton is a village in Hampshire, England. It lies on the western bank of the River Meon. It forms a civil parish with Meonstoke which adjoins on the eastern bank.
The village church was built around 1020 and is one of the few Saxon churches in England that still functions. In its churchyard is an ancient yew with a 26ft girth.[2]
Archaeology
Bronze age bowl barrows and 'Celtic' fields and circular earthworks probably dating from the Iron Age have been found on Corhampton Down in the west of the parish.[3]
References
- ^ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Corhampton & Meonstoke CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=795199&c=Meonstoke&d=16&e=15&g=453306&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1206804180440&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Corhampton and Meonstoke". Hampshire Treasures Volume 1 Winchester City District P85. Hampshire County Council. 2006. http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol01/page065.html. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Corhampton and Meonstoke". Hampshire Treasures Volume 1 Winchester City District P66. Hampshire County Council. 2006. http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol01/page066.html. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
External links
Categories:- Civil parishes in Winchester
- Villages in Hampshire
- Hampshire geography stubs
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