Corhampton
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 Corhampton
Corhampton shown within Hampshire |
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| Population | 645 (parish)[1] |
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| 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 |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Meon Valley |
| Website | Corhampton and Meonstoke Parish Council |
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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.
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.[2]
Parish church
The Church of England parish church is Saxon[3] and was built around 1020. The font is Norman and there are 13th century wall paintings in the chancel.[3] and a canonical sundial on the south wall.
In the churchyard is an ancient yew with a 26 ft girth.[4]
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