Linkenholt
| Linkenholt | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 St. Peter's parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU365585 |
| Location: | 51°19’12"N, 1°28’41"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Andover |
| Postcode: | SP11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Test Valley |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North West Hampshire |
Linkenholt is a village in the very north of Hampshire, in the Hampshire Downs and to the north of Andover. It is a little place with about 40 inhabitants. To the east is Faccombe. The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as Linchehou, when it was part of the land of the Abbey of St Peter of Gloucester.[1]
The village is in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Linkenholt includes a 2,003-acre estate that has an Edwardian manor house, 21 cottages and houses, 1,500 acres of farmland, 450 acres of woodland, a village shop and a blacksmith's forge.
The parish church is St Peter, which is not part of the estate.
History
The history of the Manor of Linkenholt traces back beyond Domesday Book of 1086. From the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042–66) until after the Dissolution in the mid-1500s, the Manor of Linkenholt was held by the abbot and convent of St Peter, Gloucester.
In 1629, the estate was bought by Emanuel Badd[2] for 2,000 pounds and was sold in 1680 to Amsterdam merchant Robert Styles[3] for 12,000 pounds. The estate remained in the same family until the early 19th century. Roland Dudley bought it in the 1920s.[4]
Herbert Blagrave bought the estate in 1964 and it passed to the trustees of the Herbert and Peter Blagrave Charitable Trust on his death in 1981. The trustees sold the estate for an estimated £25 million in May 2009 to Swedish businessman Stefan Persson.[5][6] All of the buildings in the village are rented to tenants.[7]
About the village
Just to the north-west of the village is a steep, narrow wood named Linkenholt Hanging, joined at ots north-western end to Combe Wood, which spreads over the dip slope of the downs here in the parish of Combe. Together these are designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[8]
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References
- ↑ Williams, Ann; Martin, G.H. (2003). Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin Books. pp. 102, 1371. ISBN 978-0-14-143994-5.
- ↑ "Linkenholt estate for sale - Country Life" (in en-US). Country Life. 2009-03-19. https://www.countrylife.co.uk/news/linkenholt-estate-for-sale-30270.
- ↑ "Linkenholt estate for sale - Country Life" (in en-US). Country Life. 2009-03-19. https://www.countrylife.co.uk/news/linkenholt-estate-for-sale-30270.
- ↑ "Picture-perfect English village for sale" (in en). msnbc.com. 2009-03-18. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/29757970/ns/world_news-europe/t/picture-perfect-english-village-sale/#.W_lMASPktTs.
- ↑ Denyer, Lucy; Davies, Helen (24 May 2009). "Fashion boss buys village off the peg". The Times. http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article6350238.ece.
- ↑ Pearse, Damien (25 May 2009). "H&M billionaire Stefan Persson buys Hampshire village for £25m". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/may/25/fashion-billionaire-buys-hampshire-village.
- ↑ "Inside Britain's privately owned villages". 27 March 2021. https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/discover-britains-privately-owned-villages-224582.
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Combe Wood and Linkenholt Hanging
- "Entire village is sold for £25m". BBC News. 13 May 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8048989.stm.