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| Eversley | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Warbrook House, Eversley | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU780615 |
| Location: | 51°20’53"N, -0°52’31"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,653 (2011) |
| Post town: | Hook |
| Postcode: | RG27 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Hart |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Hampshire |
Eversley is a village in Hampshire, in the north-east of the county, eleven miles north-east of Basingstoke and two and a half miles west of Yateley. The River Blackwater, making the border with Berkshire, forms the northern boundary of the parish.
The name of the village is from the Old English Eofor leag, meaning "Wild Boar Meadow (or clearing)" and a boar has been taken as the symbol of the village, as shown on the village sign.
Character
The village pub, The Chequers, is a Grade II listed building, built in the 17th century with 19th- and 20th-century additions.[1]
The parish contains a number of hamlets: Eversley Village (sometimes called Eversley Street), Eversley Centre, Eversley Cross, Lower Common and Up Green. The historical parish also included Bramshill, a sundered parish now covered by plantation forest, with also the early 17th century Bramshill House. Eversley Centre and Eversley Cross (to the north of Yateley) are contiguous and constitute the main part of the village, whilst Eversley 'village' lies around a mile to the north on the A327 road towards Arborfield.
There are a number of other large country houses in Eversley: Firgrove Manor (now apartments), Glaston Hill House (private residence) and Warbrook House (now a conference centre).
Parish church
The parish church is St Mary's Church. It is a mediæval building mostly rebuilt in the 18th century.
Monuments to their residents lie in the churchyard, and here is the burial-place of Charles Kingsley, who for 35 years was rector of the parish. As you enter the churchyard. Kingsley was a significant author and commentator in the 19th century: his novels include The Water Babies and Westward Ho!.
Sport
- Football: Eversley F.C., founded in 1910
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Eversley) |
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1092344: The Chequers (Grade II listing)