Hurstbourne Priors
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Hampshire
- South East
- Basingstoke
Hurstbourne Priors is a small village and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Whitchurch, which lies approximately 1.8 miles (3.1 km) north-east from the village.
Geography
The parish sits astride the River Test, a minor tributary, the Bourne Rivulet, runs north to south through the village, paralleling the B3048. The West of England line runs along the north of the parish, the nearest station is Whitchurch to the east or, slightly further, Andover to the west. The A34 runs through the south-east of the parish with a junction at Tufton.
History
There is evidence of prehistoric Stone Age pit dwellings in the area.[1]
Catherine Conduit, the great-niece of Isaac Newton married Lord Lymington and they lived in the former manor house at Hurstbourne Park, north-east of the village centre, which was described by Charles Kingsley as the "most beautiful park in the south of England". She brought with her a number of Newton's manuscripts and other relics. The house was destroyed by fire in the late 19th century but the collection was saved.[1] The park itself is now Grade II listed on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[2]
Church
The Grade II* listed church of St Andrew the Apostle dates back in parts to the 12th century[3] and is probably the oldest existing church in the Diocese of Winchester.[4] In the churchyard is the grave of noted Irish baritone Harry Plunket Greene (1865-1936), as well as those of his two sons, Richard (born 1901) and David (born 1904).[5]
References
- ^ a b Mee, Arthur (1939). Long, E.T. (ed.). The King's England: Hampshire with the Isle of Wight (1967 ed.). London: Hodder and Stoughton. p. 132.
- ^ Historic England (31 May 1984). "Hurstbourne Park (Grade II) (1000216)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England (16 May 1966). "Church of St Andrew (Grade II*) (1339806)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire, St Andrew's Church | History & Photos".
- ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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parishes
- Ashford Hill with Headley
- Ashmansworth
- Baughurst
- Bradley
- Bramley
- Burghclere
- Candovers
- Chineham
- Cliddesden
- Deane
- Dummer
- East Woodhay
- Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green
- Farleigh Wallop
- Hannington
- Herriard
- Highclere
- Hurstbourne Priors
- Kingsclere
- Laverstoke
- Litchfield and Woodcott
- Mapledurwell and Up Nately
- Monk Sherborne
- Mortimer West End
- Newtown
- North Waltham
- Nutley
- Oakley
- Old Basing and Lychpit
- Overton
- Pamber
- Popham
- Preston Candover
- Rooksdown
- Sherborne St John
- Sherfield on Loddon
- Sherfield Park
- Silchester
- St Mary Bourne
- Steventon
- Stratfield Turgis
- Tunworth
- Upton Grey
- Weston Corbett
- Weston Patrick
- Winslade
- Wootton St Lawrence with Ramsdell
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hamlets
- Adbury
- Aldermaston Soke
- Aldern Bridge
- Andwell
- Ashe
- Ashe Warren
- Ashford Hill
- Ashley Warren
- Axford
- Axmansford
- Binley
- Bishop's Green
- Bramley Corner
- Bramley Green
- Broadmere
- Brock's Green
- Brown Candover
- Charter Alley
- Chilton Candover
- Cole Henley
- Dunley
- East Oakley
- Ecchinswell
- Ellisfield
- Ewhurst
- Freefolk
- Hare Warren
- Headley
- Heath End
- Ibworth
- Inhurst
- Litchfield
- Little London
- Lower Woodcott
- Lower Wyke
- Malshanger
- Mapledurwell
- Middle Wyke
- Nately Scures
- Newfound
- Newnham
- Newtown Common
- North Oakley
- North Sydmonton
- Old Basing
- Old Burghclere
- Pamber End
- Pamber Green
- Pamber Heath
- Penwood
- Plastow Green
- Quidhampton
- Ramsdell
- Southrope
- Stoke
- Spanish Green
- Sydmonton
- Tufton Warren
- Up Nately
- Upper Woodcott
- Upper Wootton
- Tufton
- Turgis Green
- Wadwick
- Wells-in-the-Field
- West Heath
- Whitnal
- Whitway
- Woolton Hill
- Wolverton
- Wolverton Common
- Wootton St Lawrence
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