Vernham Dean Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:51.3074°N -1.5118°W
Official Name:Vernham Dean
Static Image Name:George Inn, Vernham Dean - geograph.org.uk - 985324.jpg
Static Image Caption:George Inn at Vernham Dean
Area Total Km2:15.85
Population:552
Population Ref:(2011 Census)
Shire District:Test Valley
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:North West Hampshire
Post Town:ANDOVER
Postcode District:SP11
Postcode Area:SP
Dial Code:01264
Os Grid Reference:SU3412556587

Vernham Dean, sometimes known as Vernhams Dean,[1] is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, just east of the Wiltshire border and south of the Berkshire border. The village is about north of Andover and miles south of Hungerford in Berkshire.[2] [3]

According to the 2011 census the civil parish, which has an area of, had a population of 552. It is bounded by the civil parishes of Buttermere, Combe, Linkenholt, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Tangley, Chute, and Tidcombe and Fosbury.[4]

In the village there is The George pub and the Millennium Hall which is used for a variety of community events and services and for private hire. The village is served by the Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School and the Little Fingers Pre-school.[5] [6] [7] [8]

There is a legend that Chute Causeway is haunted by a guilt-ridden pastor of Vernham Dean who left his villagers to die of the Black Death in 1665.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parishes: Vernhams Dean British History Online.
  2. Web site: Vernham Dean Village Website . Vernham Dean . 2 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204130428/http://www.vernhamdean.com/ . 4 December 2019 . live.
  3. Web site: Vernham Dean Parish Council . Vernham Dean . 2 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204130832/http://www.vernhamdean.com/parish-council-2/ . 4 December 2019 . live.
  4. Web site: Election Maps . Ordnance Survey . 4 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204134633/https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=433681&y=157030&z=6&bnd1=CPC&bnd2=&labels=on . 4 December 2019 . live.
  5. Web site: The George Inn Website . The George Inn . 2 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204131341/http://www.thegeorgeatvernhamdean.co.uk/ . 4 December 2019 . live.
  6. Web site: Millennium Hall Website . 12 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141112162437/http://www.vernhamdeanvillagehall.co.uk/Vernham_Dean_Villlage_Hall/Welcome.html . 12 November 2014 . dead.
  7. Web site: Vernham Dean Gillum's School Website . Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School . 2 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204131625/http://vernhamdeanschool.co.uk/ . 4 December 2019 . live.
  8. Web site: Little Fingers Website . Little Fingers, Vernham Dean . 2 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204132404/https://www.vernhamdeanpreschool.com/ . 4 December 2019 . live.
  9. Web site: Vernham Dean - Mysterious Britain & Ireland . Mysterious Britain & Ireland . 4 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050644/http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/hampshire/hauntings/vernham-dean.html . 8 August 2014 . live.

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