Sandleheath

Sandleheath

Sandle Grange
Sandleheath
 Sandleheath shown within Hampshire
Population 663 (2001)
OS grid referenceSU1214
Civil parishSandleheath
DistrictNew Forest
Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Fordingbridge
Postcode district SP6
Dialling code 01425
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentNew Forest West
WebsiteSandleheath Parish Council
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Coordinates: 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.[1]

History

Sandle Manor is an Elizabethan manor house that was extended in 1900 and 1936.[2]

The Church of England parish church of Saint Aldhelm was designed by the architect Charles Ponting and built in 1907.[2]

Economy and amenities

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[3] which has a hall in the village.

References

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

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