Faccombe

Faccombe

Parish Church
Faccombe
Faccombe shown within Hampshire
Population 146 (2011 Census including Linkenholt and Netherton)[1]
OS grid reference SU3907957925
Civil parish
  • Faccombe
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ANDOVER
Postcode district SP11
Dialling code 01264
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament

Faccombe is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. The village lies on the Hampshire-Berkshire border and is situated on the North Downs. Its nearest Hampshire town is Andover, approximately 8 miles (13 km) away although Newbury in Berkshire is 2 miles (3.2 km) closer.

The village was originally called "Faccombe Upstrete" in medieval times to distinguish it from Netherton, Hampshire, a village lower in the valley.[2]

The village has a single pub, The Jack Russell Inn.

Landmarks

A large part of the parish is part of the Faccombe Estate which is used for shooting[3] and includes a wind turbine. The estate was formerly owned by Brigadier Timothy Landon.

Governance

The village is part of the civil parish of Faccombe[4] and is part of the Bourne Valley ward of Test Valley District Council.[5] The district council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Fairbrother, J.R. (1990). Faccombe Netherton: Excavations of a Saxon and Medieval Manorial Complex. London: British Museum Publications. p. 40.
  3. ↑ The Field http://www.thefield.co.uk/shooting/the-50-best-sporting-estates-22216
  4. ↑ "Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "mapit.mysociety.org Areas containing". 23 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.




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