Corhampton

Village and parish in Hampshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Corhampton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Corhampton and Meonstoke, in the Winchester district, in the county of Hampshire, England. It lies on the western bank of the River Meon. In 1931 the parish had a population of 87.[2] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Meonstoke to form "Corhampton and Meonstoke".[3]

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Civil parish
Post townSOUTHAMPTON
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Corhampton
River Meon, Corhampton Mill
Corhampton is located in Hampshire
Corhampton
Corhampton
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU6020
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSOUTHAMPTON
Postcode districtSO32
Dialling code01489
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteCorhampton and Meonstoke Parish Council
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UK
England
Hampshire
50.978°N 1.133°W / 50.978; -1.133
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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.[4]

Parish church

Corhampton parish church

Corhampton parish church is Saxon[5] and was built around 1020. The font is Norman and there are 13th-century wall paintings in the chancel[5] and a tide dial on the south wall.

In the churchyard is an ancient yew with a 26 ft girth.[6]

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