Sherfield English

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Sherfield English
Hampshire

St Leonard's Parish Church
Location
Grid reference: SU2914122348
Location: 50°59’59"N, 1°35’10"W
Data
Population: 200
Post town: Romsey
Postcode: SO51
Dialling code: 01264/01794
Local Government
Council: Test Valley
Parliamentary
constituency:
North West Hampshire

Sherfield English is a small village and parish in Hampshire, adjacent to the border with Wiltshire. It is located on the A27 road, around four miles west of Romsey.

Sherfield English appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as the manor of Sirefelle, derived from the Anglo-Saxon scir feld, which probably means "bright open land". The suffix "English" probably comes from the L'Engleys family, who held the manor in the 14th century.[1]

The parish church is dedicated to St Leonard, and the current building dates from 1902[1] and is Grade II listed. The village also contains a village hall, a post office and a pub, The Hatchet Inn.

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