Southrope is a hamlet in the civil parish of Herriard, Hampshire. It has one pub, named the Fur and Feathers. The hamlet was once considered a part of the civil parish Bentworth, until the late 19th century. Its nearest town is Alton, which lies approximately 5.8 miles (9.3 km) south-east from the hamlet. The hamlet's toponym derives from Old English Sūþrop, meaning south village.[1]
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![]() The Fur and Feathers, Southrope | |
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OS grid reference | SU6763644975 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ALTON |
Postcode district | GU34 |
Dialling code | 01420 |
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Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
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The hamlet is part of the civil parish of Herriard[2] and is part of the Upton Grey and the Candovers ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[3] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council. At one time, Southrope came under the large parish of Bentworth until its decline in the mid-19th century. Although today, Herriard's parish borders the parish of Bentworth.[4]
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