Upper Woodcott

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Upper Woodcott
Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference SU4340854927
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Shire county
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WHITCHURCH
Postcode district RG28 7
Dialling code 01256
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51°17′30″N1°22′44″W / 51.2918°N 1.3789°W / 51.2918; -1.3789

Upper Woodcott or just Woodcott is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Litchfield and Woodcott, in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. It is situated in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its nearest town is Whitchurch, which lies approximately 4+12 miles (7 km) south-east from the hamlet. In 1931 the parish had a population of 87. [1] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form "Litchfield and Woodcott". [2]

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References

  1. "Population statistics Woodcott AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. "Relationships and changes Woodcott AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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