| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Plaitford |
| Coordinates: | 50.973°N -1.604°W |
| Static Image Name: | St Peter's Church, Plaitford - geograph.org.uk - 738697.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St Peter's Church |
| Population: | 352 |
| Shire District: | Test Valley |
| Shire County: | Hampshire |
| Region: | South East England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Romsey and Southampton North |
| Post Town: | ROMSEY |
| Postcode District: | SO51 6 |
| Postcode Area: | SO |
| Os Grid Reference: | SU2785519329 |
Plaitford is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Melchet Park and Plaitford, in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Romsey, which lies approximately 4.9 miles (7.8 km) east from the village; the large village of West Wellow is immediately west of Plaitford. In 1931 the parish had a population of 195.[1]
Plaitford manor was anciently within the county of Wiltshire. By 1885 it had become a civil parish,[2] which was transferred to Hampshire in 1895. On 1 April 1932, the parishes of Plaitford and Melchet Park (north of Plaitford and also formerly in Wiltshire) were amalgamated to form the parish of Melchet Park and Plaitford.[3]
The original village of Plaitford lies to the north of the River Blackwater, a tributary of the River Test, but the chief part of the population is now found further south near the A36 road, which crosses the parish from east to west. Plaitford Green is a small district in the north of the parish.[4] Plaitford Common, which occupies the southern portion of the parish, consists chiefly of rough grassland and is owned by the National Trust.[5]
Part of the church material dates from the 13th century as do parts of the font. Most of the church dates from a restoration in 1856.[6]