Southrope
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Coordinates: 51°12′00″N 1°02′00″W / 51.2000°N 1.0333°W
Southrope | |
The Fur and Feathers, Southrope |
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Southrope Southrope shown within Hampshire | |
OS grid reference | SU6763644975 |
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Civil parish | Herriard |
District | Basingstoke and Deane |
Shire county | Hampshire |
Region | South East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ALTON |
Postcode district | GU34 |
Dialling code | 01420 |
Police | Hampshire |
Fire | Hampshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
EU Parliament | South East England |
Southrope is a hamlet in the civil parish of Herriard, Hampshire. It has one pub, named the Fur and Feathers. The hamlet was once considered a part of the civil parish of Shalden and Bentworth, until the late 19th century. Its nearest town is Alton, which lies approximately 5.8 miles (9.3 km) south-east from the hamlet.
Governance
The hamlet is part of the civil parish of Herriard[1] and is part of the Upton Grey and the Candovers ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[2] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council. At one time, Southrope came under the large parish of Bentworth until its decline in the mid-19th century. Although today, Herriard's parish borders the parish of Bentworth.[3]
References
- ↑ "Hampshire County Council’s legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire". 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ↑ "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ↑ Bentworth, Hampshire#Parish decline Bentworth Parish Decline
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