Empshott is a village in the
East Hampshire
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton and Bordon.
The district was originally to be known as the District Council of Petersfield. It comprised 42 seat ...
district of
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...
, England. It lies 3.5 miles (5.5 km) southwest of
Bordon
Bordon is a town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies in the interior of the royal Woolmer Forest, about southeast of Alton. The town forms a part of the civil parish of Whitehill which is one of two contiguous villa ...
, its nearest town. It is included in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
of
Hawkley
Hawkley is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 3.5 miles (5.7 km) north of Petersfield, to the west of the A3 road
The A3, known as the Portsmouth Road or London Road in sections, is ...
. The nearest railway station is 2.7 miles (4.4 km) southeast of the village, at
Liss.
Geography
To the west the land rises steeply in a scarp formation known as the East Hampshire Hangars.
Goleigh Hill (220 m) and
Noar Hill (214 m) are two of the highest points in the county which forms parts of the
Hampshire Downs
The Hampshire Downs form a large area of downland in central southern England, mainly in the county of Hampshire but with parts in Berkshire and Wiltshire. They are part of a belt of chalk downland that extends from the South Downs in the southe ...
. The
River Rother has its source in the village.
History
Empshott is listed in the 1086 Domesday survey as being held by Geoffrey the Marshal, having been granted the land from pre-conquest landowners Bondi the Constable and Saxi of Clatford after 1066. The hamlet comprised four villagers and a mill.
The famous
Hambledon batsman
John Small was born in Empshott in 1737.
CricketArchive record of John Small
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Church
The village is home to the Holy Rood church which dates to the 13th century.
References
External links
Villages in Hampshire
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