Corhampton

Corhampton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Corhampton and Meonstoke, in the Winchester district, in the county of Hampshire, England. It lies on the western bank of the River Meon. In 1931 the parish had a population of 87.^[2] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Meonstoke to form "Corhampton and Meonstoke".^[3]

Corhampton
River Meon, Corhampton Mill
Corhampton Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU6020
Civil parish	Corhampton and Meonstoke
District	City of Winchester
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode district	SO32
Dialling code	01489
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Winchester[1]
Website	Corhampton and Meonstoke Parish Council
List of places UK England Hampshire 50.978°N 1.133°W / 50.978; -1.133

Archaeology

Bronze Age bowl barrows and "Celtic fields" and circular earthworks probably dating from the Iron Age have been found on Corhampton Down in the west of the parish.^[4]

Parish church

Corhampton parish church

Corhampton parish church is Saxon^[5] and was built around 1020. The font is Norman and there are 13th-century wall paintings in the chancel^[5] and a tide dial on the south wall.

In the churchyard is an ancient yew with a 26 ft girth.^[6]