Heckfield

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Heckfield
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St Michael's Church, Heckfield
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Heckfield
Location within Hampshire
Population339 (2011 Census including Hound Green) [1]
OS grid reference SU7155660858
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Hook
Postcode district RG27
Dialling code 0118
01276
Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance South Central
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Hampshire
51°20′32″N0°58′27″W / 51.342316°N 0.974069°W / 51.342316; -0.974069

Heckfield is a village in Hampshire, England. It lies between Reading and Hook.

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It is the location of Highfield House, where Neville Chamberlain died in 1940, and it is adjacent to Stratfield Saye House, the large stately home that has been the home of the Dukes of Wellington since 1817. Highfield House is now a hotel and venue facility.

There has been a church on the site of St Michael's since least the 12th-century. [2]

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References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. "Parish Church". Heckfield Parish Council. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

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