East Tisted

East Tisted
East Tisted
East Tisted shown within Hampshire
Population 221 [1]
209 (2011 Census)[2]
OS grid reference SU701322
Civil parish
  • East Tisted
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Alton
Postcode district GU34
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament

East Tisted (/ˈtaɪstɛd/) is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 4.8 miles (7.7 km) south of Alton on the A32 road.

The nearest railway station is 4.7 miles (7.7 km) north of the village, at Alton.

The village lies 50 miles south-west of London, 14 miles east of the city of Winchester, 3.5 miles north-east of the village of West Tisted, 2.5 miles west of the village of Selborne, and 1.5 miles west of the village of Newton Valence. It has a population of about 200, residing in about 100 households.

The village church, St. James, and the Rectory lie to the west of the village on the east side of the A32 road.

Tisted railway station and the route of the Meon Valley Railway—both closed since 1955—lie to the east of the village.

East Tisted had a primary school, also serving some of the surrounding villages, until its closure in 1981 due to falling numbers.

Rotherfield Park lies to the west of the village, on the opposite side of the A32 road to that of the village.

References

  1. ↑ 2001 Census
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 December 2016.


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