Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

Sherborne St John

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
OS grid reference
  
SU621554

Country
  
England

Post town
  
BASINGSTOKE

District
  
Basingstoke and Deane

Civil parish
  
Sherborne St. John

Region
  
South East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Shire county
  
Hampshire

Dialling code
  
01256

UK parliament constituency
  
North East Hampshire

Sherborne St John

Population
  
2,584 (Civil Parish, 2001) 3,265 (2011 Census)

Weather
  
9°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 92% Humidity

Sherborne st john diamond jubilee parade 2012


Sherborne St John is a village and civil parish near Basingstoke in the English county of Hampshire.

Contents

History

The village was named in the Domesday book as Sireburne. It became Shireburna (12th century), Schyreburne (13th century) and Shirebourne Decani, Shireburn St. John in the 14th century.

Sir Bernard Brocas, the 14th century soldier and friend of the Black Prince, held the Beaurepaire estate in Sherborne St John. His son, the rebel, also called Sir Bernard Brocas, made it the family's permanent home.

Governance

The village of Sherborne St John is a civil parish and ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council. The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council and all three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.

Culture and community

The following can be found in the village: The Swan pub, Sherborne St John Social Club (established 1903 and oldest registered club in the country), The Post Office and shop, Sherborne St. John Village Hall (and clock), Sherborne St. John Tennis Club, St. Andrews Church, Sherborne St John FC, 1 duck pond, 2 swing parks, Chute Pavilion and Sports Field, Sherborne St. John Toddlers, and a village green.

Sherborne St. John has its own parish magazine, The Villager. A Greening Campaign has been launched to make all the locals eco friendly.

Annual events in the parish include the Sherborne St John Village Fayre and Monk Sherborne & District Horticultural Show.

Landmarks

Sherborne is the location of two well-known country estates:

  • The Vyne is a 16th-century country house, built by William, Lord Sandys, later the home of the Chute family and now owned by the National Trust.
  • Beaurepaire, formerly a Tudor mansion, was almost entirely rebuilt after a fire in Victorian times. It was the home of the Brocas family for many centuries from the time of Sir Bernard Brocas, the hero of Crécy.
  • Education

    The Sherborne St. John Church of England Primary School is over 150 years old and teaches year R (Reception) and years 1-6. The school has approximately 17 children in each year, and approximately 115 students in total. In the SATS results of 2010 the school placed as the top primary school in Hampshire (based on Average Points Score).

    Children aged 11 to 16 that receive state-funded education are likely to attend The Hurst Community College in Baughurst.

    References

    Sherborne St John Wikipedia