Longparish

Longparish
Longparish
 Longparish shown within Hampshire
Population 716 
OS grid referenceSU434448
DistrictTest Valley
Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Andover
Postcode district SP11
Dialling code 01264
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentNorth West Hampshire
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire

Coordinates: 51°12′04″N 1°22′44″W / 51.2010°N 1.3788°W / 51.2010; -1.3788

Longparish is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is composed of 4 hamlets that over time have expanded and joined up to become one village.[1] Longparish is situated on the northwest bank of the River Test. In 2011 the population was 716.[2]

Etymology

The name Longparish was first used in the mid-16th-century and is derived from a nickname for the "long parish" of Middleton — consisting of the settlements of Middleton, East Aston, West Aston and Forton — which stretched some 4 miles along the River Test.[3][4] The parish of Middleton was first recorded as "Middletune" in the Domesday Survey of 1086.

Landmarks

A 19th-century monument, Dead Man's Plack, stands nearby.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. Planning Policy Design & Conservation (2010). "Longparish Conservation Area: Character Appraisal" (PDF). Test Valley Borough Council. p. 2. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. A History of the County of Hampshire. 4. London: Victoria County History. 1911. pp. 406–409.
  4. Spaul, John (2004). Andover 950—1974. Andover: Aluric Press. pp. 176–177. ISBN 978-0-954-82340-5.
  5. "Deadman's Plack Monument, Longparish". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

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