Hampton, Worcestershire

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Hampton
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St Andrew's Parish Church
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Hampton
Location within Worcestershire
District
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town EVESHAM
Postcode district WR11
Dialling code 01386
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52°05′15″N1°57′57″W / 52.087523°N 1.965823°W / 52.087523; -1.965823

Hampton is an area of Evesham in Worcestershire, England having formerly been a separate village.

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It is linked to the nearby town of Evesham by the ancient Hampton Ferry. [1] It was a string of small hamlets on the same side of the Avon: Great Hampton, Bengeworth station, Eastwick, and Little Hampton.

History

The area around Hampton was historically part of the lands of Evesham Abbey. [2]

The current parish church, St Andrew's, dates to the late 14th and early 15th centuries. [2] The church was restored in 1903. [3]

Hampton floods July 2007

There was major flooding within Hampton in July 2007 in which most of village became isolated due to water covering all sides of the town. During this event many trucks and lorries were trapped within the village. This also happened to be the day in which the Hampton Spar reopened and nearly all the shop's supply of food was bought.

Transport

In 2022, Worectershire County Council proposed to construct a new pedestrian and cycle bridge between Hampton and Evesham town center. [4] Construction preparations began in February 2025. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Hampton Ferry". Visit Evesham. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "A Brief History of St Andrew's Church". Hampton Church. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hampton (Evesham) – Worcestershire & Dudley Historic Churches Trust". Worcestershire & Dudley Historic Churches Trust – WDHCT. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Hampton pedestrian and cycling bridge". Worcestershire County Council. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2025.



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