Charter Alley

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51°18′48″N1°08′48″W / 51.3133°N 1.1467°W / 51.3133; -1.1467 Coordinates: 51°18′48″N1°08′48″W / 51.3133°N 1.1467°W / 51.3133; -1.1467

Charter Alley is a village in north east Hampshire, England. According to the Post Office the majority of the population at the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Wootton St Lawrence. The village was originally known as West Sherbourne and then Charter Ley before becoming Charter Alley. [1]

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References

  1. "The history of Charter Alley". Archived from the original on 17 May 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
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