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Corhampton is a village in Hampshire, England. It lies on the western bank of the River Meon. It forms a civil parish with Meonstoke which adjoins it on the eastern bank. It is in the civil parish of Corhampton and Meonstoke.

Corhampton
River Meon, Corhampton Mill
Corhampton Location within Hampshire
Population	645 (parish)[1] 759 (2011 Census.Civil Parish)[2]
OS grid reference	SU6020
Civil parish	Corhampton and Meonstoke
District	City of Winchester
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Winchester
Postcode district	SO32
Dialling code	01489
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Meon Valley
Website	Corhampton and Meonstoke Parish Council
List of places UK England Hampshire 50.978°N 1.133°W / 50.978; -1.133

Archaeology

Bronze Age bowl barrows and "Celtic fields" and circular earthworks probably dating from the Iron Age have been found on Corhampton Down in the west of the parish.[3]

Parish church

The Church of England parish church is Saxon[4] and was built around 1020. The font is Norman and there are 13th-century wall paintings in the chancel[4] and a tide dial on the south wall.

In the churchyard is an ancient yew with a 26 ft girth.[5]

References

Sources

• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David (1967). Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 182.

External links

• Bridge churches: Corhampton
• Corhampton & Meonstoke Parish Council
• Corhampton Golf Club

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