Heckfield

Heckfield is a village in Hampshire, England. It lies between Reading and Hook.

Heckfield
Heckfield
Location within Hampshire
Population339 (2011 Census including Hound Green)[1]
OS grid referenceSU7155660858
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHook
Postcode districtRG27
Dialling code0118
01276
PoliceHampshire
FireHampshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

It is the location of Highfield Park, where Neville Chamberlain died in 1940, and it is adjacent to Stratfield Saye House, the large stately home that has been the home of the Dukes of Wellington since 1817. It is now a hotel and venue facility.

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

Further reading

  • W. J. James History of Heckfield and Mattingley

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