Swanmore
| Swanmore | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Swanmore | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU576162 |
| Location: | 50°56’32"N, 1°10’46"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,871 (2011) |
| Post town: | Southampton |
| Postcode: | SO32 |
| Dialling code: | 01489 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Winchester |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Meon Valley |
| Website: | Swanmore Parish Council |
Swanmore is a rural village in the Meon Valley in south-eastern Hampshire. It is very near to Bishop's Waltham.
This village was originally built to provide homes for workers in local brickworks. As such, the houses in the village are mainly early- and mid-Victorian brick buildings, although there are some older houses, especially in the hamlet of Upper Swanmore 1/4 mile north of the main village. The village continued to thrive after the closure of these brickworks, and at one time had many shops and services in the village, however many of these closed with the advent of easier transport to nearby towns, but Swanmore does still have a village shop, post office, and hairdresser.
Churches
- Church of England: St Barnabas
- Methodist: Swanmore Methodist Chuch, built in 1863
The Church of St Barnabas, was built when the village became a separte parish in the 19th century: before this it was part of the parish of Droxford.
The Paterson Centre, which was built to replace the old parish room, was built in the late 1980s and named after retired Swanmore vicar Rev. Ron Paterson and in remembrance of the three members of his family who died while he was serving the parish.
About the village
Hill Place in the village is a Georgian country villa. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Swanmore) |
References
- ↑ National Heritage List : Hill Place (Grade II listing)@Hill Place
