Sherfield on Loddon
| Sherfield on Loddon | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 The village duck pond | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU680580 |
| Location: | 51°19’1"N, 1°1’31"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,636 (2011) |
| Post town: | Hook |
| Postcode: | RG27 |
| Dialling code: | 01256 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Basingstoke |
Sherfield on Loddon, or 'Sherfield upon Loddon'[1] is a village in Hampshire, in the north of the county, six miles north of Basingstoke and twelve miles south of Reading (across in Berkshire).
The 2011 census recorded a populaiton of 1,644.
History
The village originally formed part of the Manor of Odiham, and did not, therefore, appear in the Domesday Book. Odiham continued to be held by the king, until around 1167–68, the manor was granted by Henry II to William Fitz Aldelin, on the occasion of his marriage, He is reputed to have built the original Manor House.
By the Tudor period the manor has come by marriage to the Puttenham family. The notorious George Puttenham, author of The Arte of English Poesie (1589), grew up at Sherfield Court,[1] but, as an adult, disputed its ownership with his niece.
The Manor was eventually purchased by the Duke of Wellington in 1838.[1]
The present village developed about one mile north of the Manor house and church from around the 14th century. By the start of the twentieth century there were about forty homes surrounding the main village green with more homes around the Manor and Church.
In 1917 Bramley Ordnance Depot opened to the south-west of the Village. The first stocks of ammunition began arriving in January 1918, and from 1922 to 1974 it was the home of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps School of Ammunition. It ceased to be used as an ammunition depot in 1987, and is now known as the Bramley Training Area. It created employment opportunities for both Sherfield on Loddon and Bramley.
A bypass was built around the village in 1974, moving the main Reading to Basingstoke road to the east.
From 2004 to 2014, the Sherfield Park development was built on the edge of Basingstoke within the boundaries of the civil parish. By the time it was completed, the new development's population outnumbered that of the original village.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Sherfield on Loddon) |
- Sherfield on Loddon Parish Council
- Sherfield on Loddon Village Hall
- Sherfield Park Community
- The White Hart (pub), Sherfield on Loddon
- The Four Horseshoes, Village Pub, Sherfield on Loddon
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A History of the County of Hampshire - Volume 4 pp 103-108: Parishes: Sherfield-upon-Loddon (Victoria County History)
