Colemore
| Colemore | |
 St Peter ad Vincula parish church |
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  Colemore |
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| OS grid reference | SU705307 |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | Colemore and Priors Dean |
| District | East Hampshire |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Petersfield |
| Postcode district | GU32 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | East Hampshire |
Coordinates: 51°04′16″N 0°59′38″W / 51.071°N 0.994°W
Colemore is a hamlet and former village in the Hampshire Downs about 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Petersfield. It was united with Priors Dean to form the civil parish of Colemore and Priors Dean in 1932.[1]
Colemore is a largely abandoned village. There were houses southwest of the parish church and southeast of manor farm. The land where they stood is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[2]
Manor Farmhouse is an early 17th-century brick house, altered in the middle of the 19th century.[3]
The earliest parts of the former Church of England parish church of St Peter ad Vincula ("St Peter in Chains") are 11th-century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[4] It is now redundant and in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[5]
The brothers John Greaves (1602–52, mathematician), Edward Greaves (1608–80, physician) and Thomas Greaves (1612–76, orientalist) were all sons of a rector of the parish and born in the village.[6] A later orientalist, Richard Pococke (1704–65), was also the son of a rector of the parish.
References
- ↑ "Colemore". Hantsweb. Hampshire County Council.
- ↑ Historic England. "Deserted medieval village at Colemore (1001805)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse (Grade II) (1094498)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church or St Peter ad Vincula (Grade II*) (1237037)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Colemore, Hampshire". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ↑ Page 1911, pp. 423–425.
Sources and further reading
- Page, WH, ed. (1911). A History of the County of Hampshire. Victoria County History 4. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co. pp. 423–425.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David (1967). Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 181.
External links
Media related to Colemore at Wikimedia Commons
