Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 50.9998°N -1.5861°W |
Official Name: | Sherfield English |
Population: | 708 |
Population Ref: | (2011 Census)[1] |
Static Image: | Sherfield English, parish church of St. Leonard - geograph.org.uk - 644422.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Static Image Caption: | St Leonard's Parish Church |
Civil Parish: | Sherfield English |
Shire District: | Test Valley |
Shire County: | Hampshire |
Region: | South East England |
Constituency Westminster: | Romsey and Southampton North |
Post Town: | ROMSEY |
Postcode District: | SO51 |
Postcode Area: | SO |
Dial Code: | 01264/01794 |
Os Grid Reference: | SU2914122348 |
Sherfield English is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley borough of Hampshire, England. It is located on the A27 road, around 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Romsey.
Sherfield English appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as the manor of Sirefelle, derived from the Anglo-Saxon scir feld, which probably means "bright open land". The suffix "English" probably comes from the L'Engleys family, who held the manor in the 14th century.[2]
The parish church is dedicated to St Leonard. It was built in 1902 with funds given by Lady Ashburton, and is Grade II listed.[3] The village also contains a village hall and a pub, The Hatchet Inn.