St Mary Bourne

St Mary Bourne

Thatched Cottage and The George Inn
St Mary Bourne
 St Mary Bourne shown within Hampshire
Population 1,377 (parish 2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSU422503
Civil parishSt Mary Bourne
DistrictBasingstoke and Deane
Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ANDOVER
Postcode district SP11
Dialling code 01264
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentNorth West Hampshire
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Coordinates: 51°15′N 1°23′W / 51.25°N 1.39°W / 51.25; -1.39

St Mary Bourne is small village and civil parish in northwest Hampshire England. It lies in the valley of the Bourne Rivulet, a tributary of the River Test 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the town of Andover.

Governance

The village of St. Mary Bourne is part of the civil parish of St. Mary Bourne,[1] and is part of the Burghclere, Highclere and St. Mary Bourne ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[2] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.

Geography

The village is in a rural area of downland, with a mixture of farms and woodlands nearby. The Bourne Rivulet flows through the centre of the village and has been known to flood.

Landmarks

St Peter's Church

It has thatched houses and in the south part of the village is the flint and stone church of St Peter. The church is notable for its 12th-century Tournai font.

Culture and community

There is a local amateur dramatic society, and two golf clubs, both of which are sponsored by pubs. The farms, local pubs which are The George Inn and the Bourne Valley Inn and the partly volunteered shop are not the only businesses in the village. There is a watercress company - Vitacress There's a business improvement consultancy, a garage, a recruitment company, an agency for marketing responsible tourism, and a maker of curtains and soft furnishings. There is also a primary school. Most locals commute, heading off to railway stations 5 or more miles away. Just as many drive to Newbury, Whitchurch, Basingstoke, Winchester or Andover.

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ "Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
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