New Copse is a hamlet in the large
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
Bentworth
Bentworth is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The nearest town is Alton, Hampshire, Alton, which lies about east of the village. It sits within the East Hampshire Hangers, an area of rolling val ...
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 nearest town is
Alton
Alton may refer to:
People
*Alton (given name)
* Alton (surname)
Places Australia
* Alton National Park, Queensland
* Alton, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Balonne
Canada
* Alton, Ontario
* Alton, Nova Scotia
New Zealand
* Alton, New Zeala ...
, which lies approximately to the northeast. The hamlet is often confused with neighbouring
Holt End, which also lies in Bentworth.
The nearest railway station is
Alton
Alton may refer to:
People
*Alton (given name)
* Alton (surname)
Places Australia
* Alton National Park, Queensland
* Alton, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Balonne
Canada
* Alton, Ontario
* Alton, Nova Scotia
New Zealand
* Alton, New Zeala ...
which is to the northeast. Until 1932 it was the
Bentworth and Lasham railway station on the
Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
The Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway was opened in 1901, by the London and South Western Railway. It was the first English railway authorised under Light Railway legislation. It ran through unpromising, lightly populated terrain, and was pro ...
, until its closure.
References
Hamlets in Hampshire
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