Litchfield, Hampshire

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Litchfield
Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference SU461536
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WHITCHURCH
Postcode district RG28
Dialling code 01256
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51°16′47″N1°20′25″W / 51.2797°N 1.3404°W / 51.2797; -1.3404

Litchfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Litchfield and Woodcott, [1] in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. It is closely bypassed by the A34 trunk road between Newbury and Whitchurch, which follows the course of the former Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway. Litchfield railway station, which closed in 1960, was on this line. The station is a private house, not owned by C.A.H Wills who owns Litchfield farms estate and lives in the village. The station was sold by Hampshire County Council in 1978 and has been restored. The approach road is now a private drive to the property. In 1976 the Litchfield - Whitchurch bypass was opened and made use of the DN&SR trackbed south of Litchfield towards Whitchurch for a distance of one mile. In 1931 the parish had a population of 88. [2]

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Governance

The village is part of the Burghclere, Highclere and St. Mary Bourne ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council. [3] The borough council is a non-metropolitan district council of Hampshire County Council. On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form "Litchfield and Woodcott". [4]

Church of St James the Less

The church of St James the Less is a Grade II* listed building. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Population statistics Litchfield CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Relationships and changes Litchfield CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St James (Grade II*) (1308204)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2023.

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