Mattingley

Mattingley is a village and large civil parish in Hampshire, England. The village lies on the Reading road between the town of Hook and Reading. The River Whitewater runs through the parish. The village has one pub, named the Leather Bottle.

Mattingley
Mattingley Church
Mattingley Location within Hampshire
Population	583 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SU7336457701
• London	38 mi (61 km) ENE
Civil parish	Mattingley
District	Hart
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HOOK
Postcode district	RG27
Dialling code	0118
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	North East Hampshire
List of places UK England Hampshire 51.313705°N 0.948767°W / 51.313705; -0.948767

History

The name comes from "Matta's ley" (ley means place in Old English), referring to the Matta family. The Mattingly surname originates in Mattingley.^[2]

In Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870), John Marius Wilson described Mattingley as a "hamlet and a chapelry".^[3] It was part of Heckfield before becoming its own civil parish in 1894.^[4]

Transport

Mattingley is served by Hook railway station, which is on the London and South Western Railway.^[4]

Further reading

• W. J. James History of Heckfield and Mattingley^[5]