OS grid reference SU4853848772 Country England Post town WHITCHURCH Shire county Hampshire District Basingstoke and Deane Civil parish Laverstoke | Region South East Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district RG28 Local time Friday 4:18 AM Dialling code 01256 UK parliament constituency North West Hampshire | |
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Freefolk is a village in Hampshire, England. It lies to the west and almost directly alongside the village of Laverstoke (where the 2011 Census population was included); the two villages are separated by the River Test.
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Map of Freefolk, Whitchurch, UK
It is about 1.5 miles (2 km) east of Whitchurch and 1 mile (2 km) west of Overton on the B3400 road between Basingstoke and Andover.
In the village is an inn named the "Watership Down", known locally as "the jerry". Built in 1840, it was called the Freefolk Arms but was renamed in honour of local author Richard Adams and his book Watership Down, which took its name from the down about 5 miles (8 km) to the north of the village.
The village name was brought to many people's attention by the "Forever Freefolk" garden at the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by Brewin Dolphin and designed by Rosy Hardy of local nursery Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants. The garden highlighted the fragility of England's chalk streams, and won a silver medal.
Governance
The village is part of the civil parish of Laverstoke and is part of the Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council. The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council. It is pronounced in similar fashion to Norfolk, villagers are commonly known as Freefolkers.