Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 51.1122°N -1.0693°W |
Official Name: | Soldridge |
Civil Parish: | Medstead |
Shire District: | East Hampshire |
Shire County: | Hampshire |
Region: | South East England |
Constituency Westminster: | East Hampshire |
Os Grid Reference: | SU652351 |
Soldridge is a hamlet in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 5miles southwest of Alton, just off the A31 road.
The nearest railway station is the restored Medstead & Four Marks station on the Watercress Line, trains from which connect with the nearest national rail station 5miles to the northeast, at Alton.
Soldridge is first mentioned in 1233 as Solrigge[1] meaning the muddy pond on the ridge. It is mentioned frequently throughout medieval documents, in relation to nearby Medstead, as a farm likely stood there.