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Sandleheath

Coordinates: 50°55′55″N 1°49′23″W / 50.932°N 1.823°W / 50.932; -1.823
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Sandleheath
Sandle Grange
Sandleheath is located in Hampshire
Sandleheath
Sandleheath
Location within Hampshire
Population663 (2001)
680 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSU1214
Civil parish
  • Sandleheath
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFordingbridge
Postcode districtSP6
Dialling code01425
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteSandleheath Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
50°55′55″N 1°49′23″W / 50.932°N 1.823°W / 50.932; -1.823

Sandleheath is a village and civil parish about 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west of Fordingbridge in the New Forest District of Hampshire, England. It has a population of 663,[2] increasing to 680 at the 2011 Census. It lies immediately north-east of the traditional tripoint between Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire.

History

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Sandle Manor is an Elizabethan manor house that was extended in 1900 and 1936.[3]

The Church of England parish church of Saint Aldhelm was designed by the architect Charles Ponting and constructed in 1907.[3]

Economy and amenities

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The village has a small area of common land at its centre, a village shop and post office and a small industrial estate. Sandleheath has a Sea Scout group[4] which has a hall in the village.

References

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Area selected: New Forest (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  3. ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David (1967). The Buildings of England: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
  4. ^ Sandleheath Sea Scouts
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