Hawkley

Hawkley
Hawkley is located in Hampshire
Hawkley
Hawkley
Location within Hampshire
Population497 (2011 Census including Empshott)[1]
OS grid referenceSU745290
Civil parish
  • Hawkley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLiss
Postcode districtGU33
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Hampshire
51°03′23″N 0°56′15″W / 51.05627°N 0.93739°W / 51.05627; -0.93739

Hawkley is a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 3.5 miles (5.7 km) north of Petersfield, to the west of the A3 road.

The nearest railway station is 2.2 miles (3.5 km) to the southeast in the village of Liss.

Hawkley is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty, sitting on the Hangers Way. Hawkley Warren, an important site for Red Helleborine, borders the village.

The village's St Peter and St Paul Church (with its Rhenish helm on its tower), and Hawkley Hurst house, were both designed by celebrated architect Samuel Sanders Teulon.[2] The church is a listed building and there are 17 other listed buildings in the parish.[3]

Notable people

  • Lloyd Budd (1913–1986), first-class cricketer and international cricket umpire[4]

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David (1967). Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 280.
  3. ^ "British Listed Buildings: Hawkley, East Hampshire". Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Cricinfo: Lloyd Budd". Retrieved 27 June 2023.

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