Froxfield and Privett is a

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East Hampshire East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Petersfield, although the largest town is Alton. The district also contains the town of Bordon along with many villages and surroundin ...

, England, about northwest 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 ...

. The settlements in the parish are the villages of

Froxfield Green Froxfield Green (formerly Froxfield) is a village in the civil parish of Froxfield and Privett, in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north-west of Petersfield, and lies just north of the A272 road. History Earthworks w ...

Privett Privett is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Froxfield and Privett, in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is northwest of Petersfield, Hampshire, Petersfield, just off the A272 road. Its principal ...

and

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, and several hamlets including Bailey Green, Filmore Hill, Stoner Hill and Warren Corner. The population of the parish taken at the 2021 census was 929.

Geography

The parish is on high ground, rising to over above sea level in the north, and separated from Petersfield by the steep slope of Stoner Hill. It is within the

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. The Basing Park estate lies in the north-west of the parish. The western boundary of the parish follows the A32 Gosport–Alton road, and in the southwest corner the boundary follows the A272 Winchester–Petersfield road.

The parish and its predecessors

A civil parish named Froxfield was created in the 19th century, and had an area (before it was enlarged to include Privett) of . Privett was anciently part of

West Meon West Meon is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, with a population of 749 people at the 2011 census. Geography It is north-west of East Meon, on the headwaters of the River Meon. Its closest town is Petersfield which is to the ...

manor, and its church a

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of the church at West Meon. In the 19th century it became a civil parish, with an area of about . In 1932, the parish was abolished to enlarge Froxfield parish; its population had been recorded as 172 in 1931. In the 2010s, the name of the parish changed from Froxfield to Froxfield and Privett. In May 2013,

East Hampshire District Council East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that eas ...

approved the same change of name for the parish council.

Notable buildings

The parish has two Grade II* listed buildings:

Holy Trinity church Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

at Privett and Trees Cottage, between Froxfield Green and High Cross. At the core of the cottage is part of a 14th-century hall; the dwelling was altered and enlarged in the 16th, 17th and late 20th centuries.

Amenities

Froxfield village hall, and Froxfield pre-school and primary school, are at High Cross, a little east of the centre of the parish. There are two Church of England churches: St Peter's at High Cross (1862) and St Peter-on-the-Green at Froxfield Green (1886, on the site of a much older church). Today both churches are part of the Steep and Froxfield with Privett benefice, a group of four rural parishes. The substantial

at Privett, linked to Basing Park, was built in 1878 and is a

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. After being declared

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, Holy Trinity was placed in the care of the

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. The Trooper Inn is in the east of the parish, and further north the Pub with No Name is just beyond the parish boundary.

References

External links

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Froxfield and Privett Parish Council
Civil parishes in Hampshire East Hampshire District