Adhurst (also known as Adhurst St Mary) is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
in
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...
, England. The settlement is within the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Steep, and is located approximately north-east of
Petersfield
Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth. The town has its own Petersfield railway station, railway station on the Portsmouth Direct line, the mainline rai ...
.
Lothian Bonham-Carter
Lothian George Bonham-Carter (29 September 1858 – 1 January 1927) was an English first-class cricketer and businessman involved in brewing.
The son of the politician John Bonham-Carter, he was born in September 1858 at Adhurst St Mary, Ham ...
of the
Bonham Carter family
The Bonham-Carter family is a British family that has included several prominent people active in various spheres in the United Kingdom.
Antecedents
The Bonham-Carter family are the descendants of John Bonham-Carter (1788–1838) and Joanna Mari ...
was born in the hamlet in 1858.
Hamlets in Hampshire
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