Longparish

Longparish is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is composed of the five hamlets of Middleton, East Aston, West Aston ,Forton and Longparish Station that over time have expanded and effectively joined up to become one village.^[1] Longparish is situated on the northwest bank of the River Test. In 2011 the population (including Firgo and Forton) was 716.^[2]

Longparish
St Nicholas Church, Longparish
Longparish Location within Hampshire
Population	716
OS grid reference	SU434448
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Andover
Postcode district	SP11
Dialling code	01264
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 51.2010°N 1.3788°W / 51.2010; -1.3788

Etymology

The name Longparish was first used in the mid-16th-century and is derived from a nickname for the "long parish" of Middleton — consisting of the settlements of Middleton, East Aston, West Aston and Forton — which stretched some four miles along the River Test.^[3][4] The parish of Middleton was first recorded as "Middletune" in the Domesday Survey of 1086. The foundation of a small settlement to support the newly created Longparish Station in 1885 has led to the village boundary extending south of the A303.

Landmarks

A 19th-century monument, Dead Man's Plack, stands nearby.^[5]

Notable people

• Colonel Peter Hawker, 19th-century diarist, author and sportsman who lived at Longparish House.
• Major Lanoe Hawker VC, Royal Flying Corps ace was born here; A window (designed by Francis Skeat) commemorating Hawker was installed in St Nicholas church in 1967.^[6]
• Lt Col. Alfred Tippinge of the British Grenadiers, recipient of the Legion of Honour, lived at Longparish House.
• John Charles Woodcock OBE, cricket writer, born and lived here all his life