Penton Corner

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Penton Corner
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Penton Corner
Penton Corner shown within Hampshire
OS grid reference SU329462
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District
Shire county
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ANDOVER
Postcode district SP11
Dialling code 01264
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Ambulance South Central
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51°12′54″N1°31′44″W / 51.21492°N 1.52897°W / 51.21492; -1.52897 Coordinates: 51°12′54″N1°31′44″W / 51.21492°N 1.52897°W / 51.21492; -1.52897

Penton Corner is a hamlet in the civil parish of Penton Mewsey in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Andover, which lies approximately 2 miles (3 km) east from the hamlet.

Civil parish territorial designation and lowest tier of local government in England, UK

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government, they are a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of ecclesiastical parishes which historically played a role in both civil and ecclesiastical administration; civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. The unit was devised and rolled out across England in the 1860s.

Penton Mewsey village in United Kingdom

Penton Mewsey is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Andover.

Test Valley Borough & Non-metropolitan district in England

Test Valley is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England, named after the valley of the River Test. Its council is based in Andover.


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