Whiteparish

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Whiteparish is a village and civil parish about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southeast of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. The village is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the county boundary with Hampshire. The United Kingdom Census 2010/2011 census recorded a parish population of 2918.[1]

Whiteparish All Saints Primary school accepts children from nursery to year 6. It is a small school, in the middle of Whiteparish, with approximately 150 students.

The A27 road passes through the village.

The place-name 'Whiteparish' is first attested in 1319. It was earlier recorded as 'la Whytechyrche' in 1278, and 'Album Monasterium' in 1291, which both mean 'white church'.[2] The reference is presumably to a stone or whitewashed church.

Abbotstone House is a Grade II listed building, adjacent to the A27, in the north-western part of this village.

References

  1. ↑ "Area selected: Salisbury (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
  2. ↑ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.514.

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Gallery

  • Whiteparish from the air looking SW down Romsey Road

  • Whiteparish from the air SE end of village

  • Whiteparish from the air looking NW

  • Whiteparish & Cowesfield from the air looking NW

  • Whiteparish from the air looking north

  • Whiteparish from the air, central area inc sportground, White Hart Public House - now private residences

  • Abbotstone House, The Street, Whiteparish.

Coordinates: 51°00′N 1°39′W / 51.000°N 1.650°W / 51.000; -1.650

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