Hambledon, Hampshire

Hambledon
High Street, Hambledon, Hampshire
Hambledon is located in Hampshire
Hambledon
Hambledon
Location within Hampshire
Population947 (2001 census)
962 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSU646150
Civil parish
  • Hambledon
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWaterlooville
Postcode districtPO7
Dialling code023[2]
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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UK
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Hampshire
50°55′51″N 1°04′48″W / 50.9307°N 1.0799°W / 50.9307; -1.0799

Hambledon is a small village and civil parish in the county of Hampshire in England, situated about 10 miles (16 km) north of Portsmouth within the South Downs National Park.

Broadhalfpenny Down

Hambledon is best known as the 'Cradle of Cricket'. It is thought that Hambledon Club, one of the oldest cricket clubs known, was formed about 1750. Hambledon was England's leading cricket club from about 1765 until the formation of MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) in 1787.

The famous Bat and Ball Inn in Hyden Farm Lane is next to the historic cricket ground at Broadhalfpenny Down where the Hambledon club originally played. The inn was run by Richard Nyren, who was also captain of the club. The modern Hambledon Cricket Club's ground is at Ridge Meadow, about 0.5 miles (800 m) away.

Hambledon is a rural village surrounded by fields and woods. There are about 400 households with just under 1,000 residents. The hamlet of Chidden, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Hambledon, is in the parish.[3][4] The nearest villages are Clanfield, Denmead and Soberton.

Due to the climate and location Hambledon also has its very own vineyard, producing its own wine.

Education

There is a school, Hambledon Primary School, recently rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted.

Religious buildings

The parish church, St Peter's and St Paul's, has elements that date back to the Saxon period.[5] The church was significantly expanded in the 13th century and a tower was added.[5] The tower was rebuilt at the start of the 17th century and most recently in 1794.[5] The church underwent a restoration in the 1870s.[5] Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower, governor of Newfoundland, is buried in the church. The regimental colours of the Hambledon Volunteers during the Napoleonic Wars hang over the south aisle.[6] The Georgian old Vicarage is Grade II listed and noted for its fine Dutch gables.

Notable residents

Hambledon is the place of birth and death of William Lashly (1867–1940), a member of Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic expeditions. It is also the home of Sir Guy Salisbury-Jones (1896–1985), an Army general and viticulturalist, who founded the vineyard.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nyren

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Telecoms numbering". 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Chidden: As described in John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  4. ^ 'The parish of Hambledon', in A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3, ed. William Page (London, 1908), pp. 238-244. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hants/vol3/pp238-244 [accessed 24 April 2021].
  5. ^ a b c d O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018). The Buildings of England Hampshire: South. Yale University Press. pp. 319–322. ISBN 9780300225037.
  6. ^ Village website
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