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51°05′12″N0°45′23″W / 51.0866°N 0.7564°W / 51.0866; -0.7564

Hammer Bottom or Hammer Vale [1] is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bramshott and Liphook, [2] in the East Hampshire district in the county of Hampshire, England. Hammer Bottom lies at the meeting point of the counties of Hampshire, West Sussex and Surrey. Nearby settlements include the town of Haslemere, the villages of Liphook, Bramshott, Linchmere (sometimes also spelt Lynchmere), Shottermill, Camelsdale, Critchmere, Hammer and Woolmer Hill. For transport there is the B2131 road which the hamlet is nearly on and the A3 road, the A287 road, the A286 road nearby. The nearest railway station is Haslemere railway station. It once had a beer house called the Sussex Bell. [3] The Prince of Wales pub dates from the 1920s, and was listed in the 50th edition of the Good Beer Guide. [4]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey
  2. "Bramshott & Liphook Parish Council - About Liphook" . Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. Charles G. Harper (2020). The Portsmouth Road. Outlook Verlag. p. 137. ISBN   9783752331585 . Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. Paul Coates (5 November 2022). "Eight East Hampshire pubs in 50th edition of CAMRA Good Beer Guide". Farnham Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2023.