Corhampton

Corhampton
River Meon, Corhampton Mill
Corhampton Corhampton shown within Hampshire
Population	645 (parish)^[1]
OS grid reference	SU6020
Civil parish	Corhampton and Meonstoke
District	City of Winchester
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Winchester
Postcode district	SO32
Dialling code	01489
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Meon Valley
Website	Corhampton and Meonstoke Parish Council
List of places UK England Hampshire

Coordinates: 50°58′41″N 1°07′59″W / 50.978°N 1.133°W / 50.978; -1.133

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 it on the eastern bank.

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.^[2]

Parish church

Corhampton parish church

The Church of England parish church is Saxon^[3] and was built around 1020. The font is Norman and there are 13th century wall paintings in the chancel.^[3] and a canonical sundial on the south wall.

In the churchyard is an ancient yew with a 26 ft girth.^[4]

References

↑ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Corhampton & Meonstoke CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
↑ "Corhampton and Meonstoke". Hampshire Treasures Volume 1 Winchester City District P66. Hampshire County Council. 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
1 2 Pevsner & Lloyd 1966, p. 182
↑ "Corhampton and Meonstoke". Hampshire Treasures Volume 1 Winchester City District P85. Hampshire County Council. 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-29.

Sources

Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David (1967). Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 182.

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Towns, villages and hamlets in the City of Winchester District of Hampshire, England

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