Ampfield

Coordinates: 51°00′41″N 1°25′21″W / 51.0114°N 1.4226°W / 51.0114; -1.4226
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Ampfield
Village
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRomsey
Postcode districtSO51
Dialling code01794
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°00′41″N 1°25′21″W / 51.0114°N 1.4226°W / 51.0114; -1.4226

Ampfield is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Test Valley in Hampshire, England, between Romsey, Eastleigh, and Winchester. It had a population at the 2001 census of 1,474,[2] increasing to 1,583 at the 2011 Census.[1]

Geography

Ampfield lies on sands and clays of

long distance footpath
. The parish includes the hamlets of Knapp and Gosport.

Education

State

Primary:

  • Ampfield CofE Primary School[4]

Church

The village church is St Mark.[5] Its construction took 3 years, finishing in 1841.[5] It has stained glass windows dating from the 1850s.[5]

Potters Heron Hotel

The Potters Heron Hotel, renowned for its thatched roof, is situated in Ampfield Village.

Personalities

The author of the Thomas the Tank Engine series of books, Rev. W Awdry, was born in Ampfield Vicarage.

References

  1. ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Ampfield CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
  3. ISBN 0-7518-3340-1
  4. ^ Ampfield CofE Primary School Website, retrieved 5 June 2020
  5. ^
    ISBN 9780300225037
    .

External links

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