Corhampton

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Corhampton
Hampshire

River Meon, Corhampton Mill
Location
Grid reference: SU611202
Location: 50°58’42"N, 1°7’49"W
Data
Population: 645  (2011, parish)
Post town: Winchester
Postcode: SO32
Dialling code: 01489
Local Government
Council: Winchester
Parliamentary
constituency:
Meon Valley
Website: Corhampton and
Meonstoke Parish Council

Corhampton is a small village in Hampshire, on the western bank of the River Meon in the south-east of the county. Across the river stands Meonstoke, the two effectively forming one village area, along with Exton also on the river's western bank.

Archaeology

Bronze Age bowl barrows and "Celtic fields" and circular earthworks probably dating from the Iron Age have been found on Corhampton Down in the west of the parish.

Parish church

Corhampton parish church

The Church of England parish church is Saxon in origin,[1] built around 1020. The font is Norman and there are 13th-century wall paintings in the chancel. A tide dial hangs on the south wall.

In the churchyard is an ancient yew with a 26 foot girth.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Corhampton)

References

  1. Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Hampshire & The Isle of Wight, 1967 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09606-4page 182
  • Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Hampshire & The Isle of Wight, 1967 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09606-4page 182