Corhampton

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Corhampton
River Meon, Corhampton Mill
Corhampton shown within Hampshire
Population	645 (parish)^[1]
OS grid reference	SU608202
Parish	Corhampton & Meonstoke
District	City of Winchester
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WINCHESTER
Postcode district	SO32
Dialling code	01489
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Winchester (constituency)
Website: Corhampton & Meonstoke Parish Council
List of places: UK • England • Hampshire

Coordinates: 50°58′40″N 1°07′59″W / 50.977897, -1.133137

Corhampton is a village in Hampshire, England. It lies on the western bank of the River Meon. It forms a civil parish with Meonstoke which adjoins on the eastern bank.

The village church was built around 1020 and is one of the few Saxon churches in England that still functions. In its churchyard is an ancient yew with a 26ft girth.^[2]

Saxon church, Corhampton

[edit] 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.^[3]

[edit] References

^ Parish Headcounts, Area: Corhampton & Meonstoke CP. Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics (2001). Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
^ Corhampton and Meonstoke. Hampshire Treasures Volume 1 Winchester City District P85. Hampshire County Council (2006). Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
^ Corhampton and Meonstoke. Hampshire Treasures Volume 1 Winchester City District P66. Hampshire County Council (2006). Retrieved on 2008-03-29.

[edit] External links

Bridge churches: Corhampton

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