Farleigh Wallop
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Coordinates: 51°13′00″N 1°06′37″W / 51.2166°N 1.1104°W
Farleigh Wallop | |
Farleigh Wallop Farleigh Wallop shown within Hampshire | |
District | Basingstoke and Deane |
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Shire county | Hampshire |
Region | South East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BASINGSTOKE |
Postcode district | RG25 2 |
Dialling code | 01256 |
Police | Hampshire |
Fire | Hampshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | Basingstoke |
Farleigh Wallop is a small village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Basingstoke on the slopes of Farleigh Hill (208 m). The parish includes about 1,725 acres (6.98 km2).
Since 1486, Farleigh Wallop has been the home of the Wallop family, including John Wallop, Henry Wallop, and Gerard Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth, whose seat, Farleigh House, is in the village.[1]
References
- ↑ "Farleigh House". National Garden Society.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Farleigh Wallop. |
- "Parishes: Farleigh Wallop", A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3 (1908), pp. 364-366, British History Online
- Hampshire County Council page
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