Over Wallop
| Over Wallop | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | STOCKBRIDGE | |
| Postcode district | SO20 | |
| Dialling code | 01264 | |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
| Ambulance | South Central | |
| UK Parliament | ||
| Website | The Wallops | |
Over Wallop is a small village and
Over Wallop is the westernmost of the three villages collectively known as The Wallops, the other two being Middle Wallop and Nether Wallop. The name "Wallop" derives from the Old English words waella and hop, which taken together roughly mean "the valley of springing water". Over Wallop was described in the Domesday Book as the 'other Wallop', smaller than Nether Wallop.
Over Wallop contains the spring that sources a small river known by locals as “The Brook”. “The Brook” is a tributary of the River Test.
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Over Wallop has a small village shop and a family run pub “The White Hart”. The village also has two playing fields, one referred to as “The cricket field” and the other a park next to Evans Close. Anyone who lives in Over Wallop is inside the catchment area for The Wallops Primary School and Test Valley School. Over Wallop also has many bridle tracks for horses. The parish of Over Wallop is in the Diocese of Winchester. St Peter's parish church is of 12th-century origin, but has Victorian features.[3]
Further reading
- Anon St Peter's Over Wallop Hampshire: Guide Book
External links
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neigfhbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ISSN 1368-2709
- ^ "St Peter's Church". The Wallops. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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