Country: | England |
Official Name: | Farleigh Wallop |
Coordinates: | 51.2166°N -1.1104°W |
Shire District: | Basingstoke and Deane |
Shire County: | Hampshire |
Region: | South East England |
Constituency Westminster: | Basingstoke |
Post Town: | BASINGSTOKE |
Postcode Area: | RG |
Postcode District: | RG25 |
Dial Code: | 01256 |
Farleigh Wallop is a small village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately 4.7miles south of Basingstoke on the slopes of Farleigh Hill (208 m). The parish includes about 1725acres.
Since 1486, Farleigh Wallop has been the home of the Wallop family, including John Wallop, Henry Wallop, and Gerard Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth, whose seat, Farleigh House, is in the village. In the 1930s, Farleigh Wallop was the center of the English Array group.