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Blacknest
Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference SU7981641511
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ALTON
Postcode district GU34
Dialling code 01420
Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance South Central
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°10′02″N0°51′35″W / 51.167284°N 0.85981°W / 51.167284; -0.85981

Blacknest is a village in Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Binsted.

The village has a golf course (the Blacknest Golf & Country Club), one pub (named the Jolly Farmer), and access to the Alice Holt Forest. Its nearest town is Alton, which lies approximately 5 miles (8 km) west from the village.



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