Coordinates: 50°58′40″N 1°07′59″W / 50.977897°N 1.133137°W
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  Corhampton
Corhampton shown within Hampshire |
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| Population | 645 (parish)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Corhampton & Meonstoke |
| District | City of Winchester |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WINCHESTER |
| Postcode district | SO32 |
| Dialling code | 01489 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Winchester (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 on 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 on 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 on 2008-03-29.
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