Litchfield, Hampshire

For the English city with a similar name, see Lichfield.

Litchfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Litchfield and Woodcott,^[1] in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. It is closely bypassed by the A34 trunk road between Newbury and Whitchurch, which follows the course of the former Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway. Litchfield railway station, which closed in 1960, was on this line. The station is a private house. The station was sold by Hampshire County Council in 1978 and has been restored. The approach road is now a private drive to the property. In 1976 the Litchfield - Whitchurch bypass was opened and made use of the DN&SR trackbed south of Litchfield towards Whitchurch for a distance of one mile. In 1931 the parish had a population of 88.^[2]

Litchfield
Litchfield churchyard
Litchfield Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU461536
Civil parish	Litchfield and Woodcott
District	Basingstoke and Deane
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WHITCHURCH
Postcode district	RG28
Dialling code	01256
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	North West Hampshire
List of places UK England Hampshire 51.2797°N 1.3404°W / 51.2797; -1.3404

Governance

The village is part of the Burghclere, Highclere and St. Mary Bourne ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.^[3] The borough council is a non-metropolitan district council of Hampshire County Council. On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form "Litchfield and Woodcott".^[4]

Church of St James the Less

The church of St James the Less is a Grade II* listed building.^[5]