Ellisfield

Ellisfield
Hampshire
The Fox, Ellisfield
Location
Grid reference:	SU638459
Location:	51°12’32"N, 1°5’13"W
Data
Population:	272  (2011)
Post town:	Basingstoke
Postcode:	RG25
Dialling code:	01256
Local Government
Council:	Basingstoke & Deane
Parliamentary constituency:	North East Hampshire

Ellisfield is a village in the north of Hampshire, four miles south of Basingstoke, escaping from its growth by standing on the other side of the M3 motorway from the town. As a parish it is grouped together with Cliddesden, Dummer and Farleigh Wallop.

History

TAt the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, Ellisfield was part of the estate of the Bishop of Bayeux and held by Hugh de Port and later the St Johns. The manor was held by a favourite of King Henry VIII, Sir William Sandys, in 1496. He later became Lord Chancellor and was created Baron Sandys. In 1657, the fifth Lord Sandys served with King Charles I at the Battle of Cheriton. The property was sold and divided, to be reformed in 1789 by John Wallop, Earl of Portsmouth.

About the village

Ellisfield has a population of approximately 250 people. In 1871 the population was 245.

There is a pub, The Fox, and a church, St Martin's, which has 13th-century origins. There is no school or local shop.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Ellisfield)

• Ellisfield Village Community
• Ellisfield Parish Council
• Stained Glass Windows at St Martin Ellisfield, Hampshire
• Ellisfield Off Road Cycle Trail

References

• A History of the County of Hampshire - Volume 3 pp 360-363: Parishes: Ellisfield (Victoria County History)

• Tom Kime Aelle's Field: A History of Ellisfield Village Church (available from the church)