Headley, East Hampshire
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Headley is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire
district of Hampshire
, England
. It is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of Bordon
on the B3002 road.
The nearest railway station is 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south of the village at Liphook
.
Headley is the oldest of three villages in the south of England of that name and has gone through a number of name spellings, but was first noted in the Domesday Book
: "In Neatham Hundred — The Count (Eustace) himself holds 5 hides in Headley which answered for 3 hides before 1066. Earl Godwin Held it. They account for it in (Bishops) Sutton."
The civil parish of Headley has a population
of over 5,500. The parish comprises a number of hamlet
s as well as the village of Headley itself: Standford
, Arford
, Headley Down
, Barford
, Wishanger, Sleaford
, Trottsford, and part of Hollywater
. Current area is 4,862 acres (19.7 km²). The original parish also included Grayshott
(until 1902), Lindford
, and a considerable portion of Bordon (until 1929). The ecclesiastical parish of All Saints, Headley served Lindford and Bordon
, although not Grayshott
, until March 2002 — since then Bordon became a separate ecclesiastical parish.
East Hampshire
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton, Horndean and Whitehill-Bordon....
district of 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...
. It is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of Bordon
Bordon
Bordon is a town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies 5.4 miles southeast of Alton and forms a part of the civil parish of Whitehill, the adjoining village. Both settlements are on the A325 road and close to the A3 road between London and Portsmouth...
on the B3002 road.
The nearest railway station is 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south of the village at Liphook
Liphook railway station
Liphook railway station is a railway station serving the large village of Liphook, Hampshire, England. It is served by the semi-fast service on the Portsmouth Direct Line running between and . One train per hour in each direction calls at Liphook station at off-peak times...
.
Headley is the oldest of three villages in the south of England of that name and has gone through a number of name spellings, but was first noted in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
: "In Neatham Hundred — The Count (Eustace) himself holds 5 hides in Headley which answered for 3 hides before 1066. Earl Godwin Held it. They account for it in (Bishops) Sutton."
The civil parish of Headley has a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of over 5,500. The parish comprises a number of hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
s as well as the village of Headley itself: Standford
Standford
Standford is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is east of Bordon, on the B3004 road.The nearest railway station is Liphook, southeast of the village....
, Arford
Arford
Arford is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England, just north of the B3002 road. The village is about 3.5 miles north of Liphook.The nearest railway station is 3.8 miles south of the village, at Liphook....
, Headley Down
Headley Down
Headley Down is a hamlet within the civil parish of Headley in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England surrounded on two sides by National Trust land. It is south west of London and 2.9 miles east of Bordon...
, Barford
Barford, Hampshire
Barford is a small village in the civil parish of Headley in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The village lies on the Hampshire-Surrey border, approximately from Hindhead. Its nearest town is Bordon, which lies approximately south-west from the village....
, Wishanger, Sleaford
Sleaford, Hampshire
Sleaford in Hampshire, England is a hamlet of Headley Civil Parish and the Northanger Ecclesiastical Benefice. It lies on the A325 and B3004 roads where they cross the small River Slea, a tributary of the Wey...
, Trottsford, and part of Hollywater
Hollywater
Hollywater is a small village in Hampshire, England. It lies two miles east to its nearest town, Bordon. The village is a crossing point to Whitehill to Liphook, and has the River Wey running through the village. The village itself is situated in the Woolmer Forest and has one Primary...
. Current area is 4,862 acres (19.7 km²). The original parish also included Grayshott
Grayshott
Grayshott is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is located on the Hampshire / Surrey border 2.4 miles northwest of Haslemere, approximately one hour by road from central London....
(until 1902), Lindford
Lindford
Lindford is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1.1 miles northeast of Bordon, on the B3004 road.The nearest railway station is Liphook, 3.8 miles southeast of the village....
, and a considerable portion of Bordon (until 1929). The ecclesiastical parish of All Saints, Headley served Lindford and Bordon
Bordon
Bordon is a town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies 5.4 miles southeast of Alton and forms a part of the civil parish of Whitehill, the adjoining village. Both settlements are on the A325 road and close to the A3 road between London and Portsmouth...
, although not Grayshott
Grayshott
Grayshott is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is located on the Hampshire / Surrey border 2.4 miles northwest of Haslemere, approximately one hour by road from central London....
, until March 2002 — since then Bordon became a separate ecclesiastical parish.
Notable inhabitants
- Lord King-Hall of HeadleyStephen King-HallSir William Stephen Richard King-Hall, Baron King-Hall of Headley was a British naval officer, writer, politician and playwright. -Life:...
- journalist, playwright and politician. - Sir Robert Samuel WrightSir Robert Samuel WrightSir Robert Samuel Wright, BCL, was a 19th century Justice of the British High Court, Queen's Bench Division.He wrote or co-wrote a number of books on legal matters and classic literature, which included:...
- British judge and author. - Others http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/headley/celebrities.htm
Notable events
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albums. They sold the property around 1974.