Bramdean and Hinton Ampner

Bramdean and Hinton Ampner
Bramdean church
Hinton Ampner church
Bramdean and Hinton Ampner Location within Hampshire
Population	629 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid reference	SU6124428033
District	Winchester
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALRESFORD
Postcode district	SO24
Dialling code	01962
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Winchester
List of places UK England Hampshire 51°02′53″N1°07′41″W / 51.048°N 1.128°W / 51.048; -1.128

Bramdean and Hinton Ampner is a civil parish in the English county of Hampshire, forming part of the area administered as the City of Winchester. Its main settlements are the villages of Bramdean and Hinton Ampner. In 2011 it had a population of 629.

Wolfhanger

Wolfhanger is a hamlet in Bramdean and Hinton Ampner situated approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Bramdean. Wolfhanger was predominantly formed in 1937, following the development of a poultry farm. Three cottages had already existed here, which date from the 1830s and stand prominently on a junction known as Woodland Gate. This junction is also known as Hells Bottom, as it is believed that this area was the location of the gibbet for the former parishes of Bramdean and Hinton Ampner.

The name of Wolfhanger is derived from a nearby field of the same name, said to be where the last wolf in Hampshire was killed. ^[2] The name existed in the late 18th century when the name of Wolfhanger Wood was recorded.

In the 1960s, Wolfhanger became the home of writer and newsreader Terence Carroll. ^[3]

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
2. T.W, Shore. "The Geology of the Bramdean Valley and the Antiquarian Associations of Woodcote Manor" (PDF).
3. Diary of a Fox Hunting Man. Retrieved 21 March 2025.