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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Appleshaw

Appleshaw is a village and Civil parish in the Test Valley district of north-west Hampshire, England.

Appleshaw
Village
Picture of some houses on the village's main road
Appleshaw is located in Hampshire
Appleshaw
Appleshaw
Location within Hampshire
Population487 
503 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSU308487
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAndover
Postcode districtSP11
Dialling code01264
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°14′13″N 1°33′32″W / 51.237°N 1.559°W / 51.237; -1.559

Location

The Village

The village of Appleshaw ( /ˈæpl.ʃɔː/ ) is located close to several other villages. These include: Fyfield, Thruxton, Kimpton, Redenham and Weyhill. There are also 3 local towns; Ludgershall and Tidworth in the county of Wiltshire, and Andover in Hampshire.

The Civil Parish

The Civil parish of Appleshaw borders the other civil parishes of: Kimpton, Kyfield and Penton Grafton in Hampshire, and Chute Forest and Ludgershall in Wiltshire. Part of the border of the parish of Appleshaw makes up the Wiltshire-Hampshire border.

The parish includes a few hamlets as well as the village of Appleshaw. This includes Ragged Appleshaw which's name "ragged" could possibly come from a corruption of 'roe gate' - the gate of the Royal Deer Forset of Chute.

Parts of Redenham Park lie within the parish.

History

Fairs

In 1658, the parish was granted the right to two annual fairs, Appleshaw became a rival to the great Weyhill sheep fair. In 1801, The Salisbury Journal reported that 15,000 sheep were sold at Appleshaw, a reduction on the previous year's total.

Sports

W. G. Grace once played cricket here, with his bat made of Wallop willow.

Recreation areas

In the middle of the street a clock sticks out from a barn wall, placed there to celebrate Queen Victoria's jubilee.

The name Appleshaw is derived from Old English ‘scarga’ - a shaugh or wood; thus Appleshaw may mean ‘apple wood’.

Education

Appleshaw has one school, Appleshaw St Peter's CE Primary School.

References

  1. ^ Census data
  2. ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2016.