Ampfield

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Ampfield
Village
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St Mark's Church
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Ampfield
Location within Hampshire
Population1,474 (2001)
1,583 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid reference SU406237
Civil parish
  • Ampfield
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Romsey
Postcode district SO51
Dialling code 01794
Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance South Central
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Hampshire
51°00′41″N1°25′21″W / 51.0114°N 1.4226°W / 51.0114; -1.4226

Ampfield is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Test Valley in Hampshire, England, between Romsey, Eastleigh, and Winchester. It had a population at the 2001 census of 1,474, [2] increasing to 1,583 at the 2011 Census. [1] The civil parish of Ampfield falls into the Ward of Ampfield & Braishfield.

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Geography

Ampfield lies on sands and clays of Eocene age near the northern edge of the Hampshire Basin. Ampfield Wood on the London Clay [3] to the north of the village is crossed by the Monarch's Way long distance footpath. The parish includes the hamlets of Knapp and Gosport.

Church

The village church is St Mark. [4] Its construction took 3 years, finishing in 1841. [4] The site and the cost of the church was provided by Sir William Heathcote. [5] It has stained glass windows by W Butterworth dating from the 1850s. [4] It is a Grade II listed building. [5]

Amenities

There is one school in the village, Ampfield CofE Primary School [6] The Potters Heron Hotel, renowned for its thatched roof, is situated in the edge of village. The White Horse pub, in the village centre, is a Grade II listed building. [7]

The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is situated in Ampfield. The arboretum covers 180 acres (73 ha) and has over 42,000 trees and shrubs. [8]

Personalities

The author of the Thomas the Tank Engine series of books, Rev. W Awdry, was born in Ampfield Vicarage.

References

  1. 1 2 "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Ampfield CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
  3. ↑ British Geological Survey (2002), Winchester. England and Wales Sheet 299. Solid and Drift Geology, 1:50,000 Series geological map, Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey, ISBN   0-7518-3340-1
  4. 1 2 3 O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018). The Buildings of England Hampshire: South. Yale University Press. p. 91. ISBN   9780300225037.
  5. 1 2 Historic England (29 May 1957). "Church of St Mark (Grade II) (1339161)". National Heritage List for England .
  6. ↑ Ampfield CofE Primary School Website , retrieved 5 June 2020
  7. ↑ Historic England (29 May 1957). "White Horse Public House (Grade II) (1339163)". National Heritage List for England .
  8. ↑ "Sir Harold Hillier Gardens". Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 28 December 2025.

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