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Dialling code
  
01794

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United Kingdom

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Ampfield

Ampfield

Population
  
1,474 (2001)1,583 (2011 Census)

Weather
  
5°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 82% Humidity

New year 2016 with streetlife disco at the white horse ampfield


Ampfield is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Test Valley in Hampshire, England, between Romsey, Eastleigh, and Winchester. It had a population at the 2001 census of 1,474, increasing to 1,583 at the 2011 Census.

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Geography

Ampfield lies on sands and clays of Eocene age near the northern edge of the Hampshire Basin. Ampfield Wood on the London Clay to the north of the village is crossed by the Monarch's Way long distance footpath. The parish includes the hamlets of Knapp and Gosport.

Potters Heron Hotel

The Potters Heron Hotel is situated in Ampfield Village. Its Thatch Roof is well known and loved amongst many.

Personalities

The author of the Thomas the Tank Engine series of books, Rev. W Awdry, was born in Ampfield Vicarage.

References

Ampfield Wikipedia


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