St Mary Bourne is a village and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. It lies on the valley of the Bourne Rivulet, a tributary of the River Test, 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Andover.
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St Mary Bourne | |
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![]() Thatched Cottage and The George Inn | |
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Population | 1,298 (parish 2011 Census including Little Bourne, Little Down, Middle Wyke, Stoke and Wadwick)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU422503 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ANDOVER |
Postcode district | SP11 |
Dialling code | 01264 |
Police | Hampshire |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
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The village of St. Mary Bourne is part of the civil parish of St. Mary Bourne,[2] and is part of the Burghclere, Highclere and St. Mary Bourne ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[3] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council. It includes Binley, and the hamlets of Swampton and Stoke further up the Bourne rivulet valley.
The village is in a rural area of downland, with a mixture of farms and woodlands nearby. The Bourne Rivulet flows through the centre of the village and has been known to flood.
It has thatched houses and in the south part of the village is the flint and stone church of St Peter. The church is notable for its 12th-century Tournai font.