Hurstbourne Priors

Hurstbourne Priors is a small village and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Whitchurch, which lies approximately 1.8 miles (3.1 km) north-east from the village.

Hurstbourne Priors

St Andrew the Apostle
Hurstbourne Priors
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU4373646383
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWHITCHURCH
Postcode districtRG28
Dialling code01256
PoliceHampshire
FireHampshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

The church of St Andrew the Apostle is the oldest existing church in the Diocese of Winchester.

In the churchyard is the grave of noted Irish baritone Harry Plunket Greene (1865-1936), as well as those of his two sons Richard (born 1901) and David (born 1904).[1] Finnish industrialist and diplomat Ossian Donner is also buried in the churchyard.[2]

References

  1. "Biography". Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. "Ossian Donner". Find a Grave.



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