Ampfield

Ampfield is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Test Valley in Hampshire, England, between Romsey, Eastleigh, and Winchester. It had a population at the 2001 census of 1,474,^[2] increasing to 1,583 at the 2011 Census.^[1] The civil parish of Ampfield falls into the Ward of Ampfield & Braishfield.

Ampfield
Village
St Mark's Church
Ampfield Location within Hampshire
Population	1,474 (2001) 1,583 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SU406237
Civil parish	Ampfield
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Romsey
Postcode district	SO51
Dialling code	01794
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Romsey and Southampton North
List of places UK England Hampshire 51.0114°N 1.4226°W / 51.0114; -1.4226

Geography

Ampfield lies on sands and clays of Eocene age near the northern edge of the Hampshire Basin. Ampfield Wood on the London Clay^[3] to the north of the village is crossed by the Monarch's Way long distance footpath. The parish includes the hamlets of Knapp and Gosport.

Education

State

Primary:

• Ampfield CofE Primary School^[4]

Church

The village church is St Mark.^[5] Its construction took 3 years, finishing in 1841.^[5] It has stained glass windows dating from the 1850s.^[5]

Potters Heron Hotel

The Potters Heron Hotel, renowned for its thatched roof, is situated in Ampfield Village.

Personalities

The author of the Thomas the Tank Engine series of books, Rev. W Awdry, was born in Ampfield Vicarage.