Southrope

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]

Southrope

The Fur and Feathers, Southrope
Southrope
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU6763644975
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALTON
Postcode districtGU34
Dialling code01420
PoliceHampshire
FireHampshire
AmbulanceSouth Central

Governance

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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References
  1. Reaney, P. H. (1980). The Origin of English Place-Names. Routledge and Kegan Paul. p. 174.
  2. "Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  3. "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  4. Bentworth, Hampshire#Parish decline Bentworth Parish Decline



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