Quidhampton, Hampshire

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Quidhampton
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BASINGSTOKE
Postcode district RG25
Dialling code 01256
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51°15′00″N1°16′00″W / 51.2500°N 1.2666°W / 51.2500; -1.2666

Quidhampton is a hamlet within Overton civil parish in the borough of Basingstoke and Deane in Hampshire, England. It is located just to the north of the large village of Overton, on the north bank of the River Test. Overton railway station, on the West of England Main Line, is located in the hamlet.

Toponym

Historically spelled Quedhampton or Quydhampton, first part of the place name comes from "coed", the Celtic word for wood. [1]

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References

  1. Shore, T W (1911). "Overton and its neighbourhood" (PDF). Shore memorial volume. Hampshire papers on the natural history and antiquities of the county and other miscellanea published and unpublished by the late T. W. Shore. Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society. Retrieved 29 November 2024.