Sherfield English

Sherfield English is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley borough of Hampshire, England. It is located on the A27 road, around 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Romsey.

Sherfield English
St Leonard's Parish Church
Sherfield English Location within Hampshire
Population	708 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SU2843022544
Civil parish	Sherfield English
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROMSEY
Postcode district	SO51
Dialling code	01264/01794
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 50.99973°N 1.58566°W / 50.99973; -1.58566

Sherfield English appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as the manor of Sirefelle, derived from the Anglo-Saxon scir feld, which probably means "bright open land". The suffix "English" probably comes from the L'Engleys family, who held the manor in the 14th century.^[2]

The parish church is dedicated to St Leonard. It was built in 1902 with funds given by Lady Ashburton, and is Grade II listed.^[3] The village also contains a village hall and a pub, The Hatchet Inn.

Notable people

• Charles Barton DSO (1860–1919), first-class cricketer