Longparish Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Longparish
Population:716
Os Grid Reference:SU434448
Coordinates:51.201°N -1.3788°W
Shire District:Test Valley
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Post Town:Andover
Postcode District:SP11
Postcode Area:SP
Dial Code:01264
Constituency Westminster:North West Hampshire
Static Image Caption:St Nicholas Church, Longparish

Longparish is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is composed of the five hamlets of Middleton, East Aston, West Aston,Forton and Longparish Station that over time have expanded and effectively joined up to become one village.[1] Longparish is situated on the northwest bank of the River Test. In 2011 the population (including Firgo and Forton) was 716.[2]

Etymology

The name Longparish was first used in the mid-16th-century and is derived from a nickname for the "long parish" of Middleton — consisting of the settlements of Middleton, East Aston, West Aston and Forton — which stretched some four miles along the River Test.[3] [4] The parish of Middleton was first recorded as "Middletune" in the Domesday Survey of 1086. The foundation of a small settlement to support the newly created Longparish Station in 1885 has led to the village boundary extending south of the A303.

Landmarks

A 19th-century monument, Dead Man's Plack, stands nearby.[5]

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Test Valley Borough Council. Longparish Conservation Area: Character Appraisal. 2. 2010. 15 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308005933/http://www.testvalley.gov.uk/assets/files/536/Longparish-Character-Appraisal.pdf. 8 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 30 January 2013. 11 July 2015.
  3. Book: 406–409. A History of the County of Hampshire. 4. Victoria County History. London. 1911.
  4. Book: Spaul, John. 176–177. Andover 950—1974. Aluric Press. Andover. 978-0-954-82340-5. 2004.
  5. Web site: Deadman's Plack Monument, Longparish. British Listed Buildings. 8 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Eberhard. Robert . Stained Glass Windows at St. Nicholas, Longparish, Hampshire . Church Stained Glass Windows. 25 December 2010 . October 2009.