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Longstock
Location within Hampshire
Population451  [1]
457 (2011 Census) [2]
OS grid reference SU359371
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  • Longstock
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town STOCKBRIDGE
Postcode district SO20
Dialling code 01264
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51°07′55″N1°29′10″W / 51.13197°N 1.48616°W / 51.13197; -1.48616
The C19 rebuild of St. Mary's church at Longstock, Hampshire, England. September 2024. Longstock St Mary's.jpg
The C19 rebuild of St. Mary's church at Longstock, Hampshire, England. September 2024.

Longstock is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It lies on the western bank of the River Test, to the north of Stockbridge and to the west of Leckford. The parish has a population of around 450. [1] The parish church, St Mary's, was largely rebuilt in the 1880s.

The parish contains Longstock Park which adjoins the Leckford Estate; both are owned by the John Lewis Partnership.

The Peat Spade, restaurant and free house at Longstock, Hampshire, England. September 2024. Longstock Peat Spade.jpg
The Peat Spade, restaurant and free house at Longstock, Hampshire, England. September 2024.
Thatched cottages at Longstock, Hampshire, England. September 2024. Longstock thatched cottages.jpg
Thatched cottages at Longstock, Hampshire, England. September 2024.

The village has a gastropub / freehouse called "The Peat Spade", which is one of the few buildings in the village which is not a thatched cottage.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Parish Headcounts, Area: Longstock CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

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