Longparish

Longparish is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is composed of the four hamlets of Middleton, East Aston, West Aston and Forton that over time have expanded and effectively joined up to become one village.[1] Longparish is situated on the northwest bank of the River Test. In 2011 the population (including Firgo and Forton) was 716.[2]

Longparish

St Nicholas Church, Longparish
Longparish
Location within Hampshire
Population716 
OS grid referenceSU434448
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAndover
Postcode districtSP11
Dialling code01264
PoliceHampshire
FireHampshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
  • North West Hampshire

Etymology

The name Longparish was first used in the mid-16th-century and is derived from a nickname for the "long parish" of Middleton — consisting of the settlements of Middleton, East Aston, West Aston and Forton — which stretched some four miles along the River Test.[3][4] The parish of Middleton was first recorded as "Middletune" in the Domesday Survey of 1086.

Landmarks

A 19th-century monument, Dead Man's Plack, stands nearby.[5]

Notable people
  • Colonel Peter Hawker — celebrated 19th-century diarist, author and sportsman who lived at Longparish House.
  • Major Lanoe Hawker - Royal Flying Corps ace was born there.
  • John Charles Woodcock OBE - cricket writer, born and lived here all his life

References
  1. Planning Policy Design & Conservation (2010). "Longparish Conservation Area: Character Appraisal" (PDF). Test Valley Borough Council. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. A History of the County of Hampshire. 4. London: Victoria County History. 1911. pp. 406–409.
  4. Spaul, John (2004). Andover 950—1974. Andover: Aluric Press. pp. 176–177. ISBN 978-0-954-82340-5.
  5. "Deadman's Plack Monument, Longparish". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

Further reading
  • Rev. Martin Coppen (editor) St Nicholas, Longparish: A Church Guide 2009 (available from the church)



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