Burkham is a hamlet in the large civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 of Bentworth

Bentworth

Bentworth is a village and large civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies approximately west of the town of Alton and about 8 miles south of Basingstoke, just off the A339 road. The parish covers an area of , of which about are woodland...

 in Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. Its nearest town is Alton

Alton, Hampshire

Alton is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of the English county of Hampshire. It had a population of 16,584 at the 1991 census and is administered by East Hampshire district council. It is located on the source of the River Wey and is the highest town in...

, which lies approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-east from the hamlet. Its nearest train station was formerly the Bentworth and Lasham railway station

Bentworth and Lasham railway station

Bentworth and Lasham railway station was a railway station which served the villages of Bentworth and Lasham in Hampshire, England and was located centrally between these two villages. The station was a stop on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway until its closure in 1932. Remarkably, the...

 on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway

Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway

The Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway was a railway in Hampshire, UK, opened on Saturday, 1 June 1901, with no formal ceremony.It was the first railway to be enabled by an Order of the Light Railway Commission under the Light Railways Act of 1896...

, until its closure in 1932. But due to the closure of the Bentworth and Lasham railway station

Bentworth and Lasham railway station

Bentworth and Lasham railway station was a railway station which served the villages of Bentworth and Lasham in Hampshire, England and was located centrally between these two villages. The station was a stop on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway until its closure in 1932. Remarkably, the...

, the nearest railway station is now 3.6 miles (5.8 km) east of the village, at Alton

Alton railway station

Alton railway station is a railway station in the town of Alton, in the English county of Hampshire. The station is the terminus for two railway lines; the Alton Line which runs to Brookwood and onto London Waterloo and the Mid Hants Watercress Railway, which runs to Alresford. The latter once ran...

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In the parish contains Home Farm, a Woodland Trust

Woodland Trust

The Woodland Trust is a conservation charity in the United Kingdom concerned with the protection and sympathetic management of native woodland heritage.-History:...

are which consists of 339 acres (137 hectares) of mixed moors, woodlands, plantations and fields. The area was brought by Woodland Trust in 1991 and remains the same.