Barford, Hampshire

Barford
Barford
	Barford Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU8529737335
Civil parish	Headley;
District	East Hampshire;
Shire county	Hampshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GUILDFORD
Postcode district	GU26 6
Dialling code	01428
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	East Hampshire;

Barford is a scattered hamlet in the civil parish of Headley in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The village lies on the Hampshire-Surrey border, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Hindhead. Its nearest town is Bordon, which lies approximately 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south-west from the village.

The stream which marks the parish and county boundary once had three mills, all now private dwellings. Two were involved in paper-making, and one corn-grinding. The oldest is mentioned in a pipe-roll of 1264 while the others date from the 18th century.[1] One of the paper mills was subsequently used for flock,[2] and one housed French prisoners of war during the Napoleonic Wars.

Barford bridge, formerly a dangerous ford, was built across the stream in the early 1900s.[3]

References

"Hantsphere Heritage in Place: Barford". Retrieved 25 April 2014.
"British History online: A History of the County of Hampshire, Vol.3 (1908) pp.51-55". Retrieved 25 April 2014.
"The bridge at Barford, 1906". hantsphere.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2019 – via Hampshire County Council's Library and Information Service.

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[Hantsphere-1] "Hantsphere Heritage in Place: Barford". Retrieved 25 April 2014.

[2] "British History online: A History of the County of Hampshire, Vol.3 (1908) pp.51-55". Retrieved 25 April 2014.

[3] "The bridge at Barford, 1906". hantsphere.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2019 – via Hampshire County Council's Library and Information Service.