Blackmoor is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies about 1.5 miles (2.5 km) southwest of Bordon, just west of the A325 road.
| Blackmoor | |
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 Lodge at Blackmoor House | |
  Blackmoor Location within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU779335 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Liss |
| Postcode district | GU33 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
The nearest railway station is 3.4 miles (5.4 km) south of the village, at Liss.
Archaeology
editSeveral Bronze Age artefacts were found on the grounds of the Blackmoor Estate in 1870 and became known as the Blackmoor Hoard.[1] When Blackmoor House was being rebuilt in 1867, a Roman cup with bronze enamel was discovered.[2]
History
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6 acres, what would become the manor, were gifted to the Knight's Templar by the Crown in 1240. At chapel was first recorded at "Blakemere" in a tithe return from 1254 regarding the parish of Selborne.[3] The de Heyes family later owned the manor until the 17th-century.[4]
The Grade II-listed Old Thatch was built in the early 17th-century.[5]
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne bought Blackmoor estate in 1865,[3] where he would commission architect Alfred Waterhouse to design St Matthew's Church, in addition to a school and cottages for the village as well as a new Blackmoor House.[6] A majority of the village's surviving buildings were built between 1866 and 1882.[7]
Designed by Herbert Baker, the Blackmoor War Memorial cloister, framed by timber, was added to the church grounds in 1920.[7]
After a fire destroyed the roof of the original school, its premises were converted in the 1990s to Blackmoor Village Hall.[8]
Blackmoor Conservation Area was designated in 1991, with East Hampshire District Council describing Blackmoor as "a textbook example of a Victorian estate village".[7]
Amenities
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Blackmoor is home to a specialist fruit nurseries. The Blackmoor Estate, now a farming company, hosts annual apple-tasting events from the estate's groves.[8]
Education
editSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School opened in 1962 and teaches over 150 pupils.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bronze Age Hoard found at Blackmoor, Selborne, Hampshire". Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Bronze enamelled Selborne Cup". Hampshire Cultural Trust. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b "The parish of Selborne". British History Online. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Blackmoor House". Hampshire Gardens Trust. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "The Old Thatch, Blackmoor, Hampshire". The Gentlemen. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Inkpen, R. J.; Hughes, Will. "St Matthew's Church Blackmoor and Whitehill: History". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Blackmoor Conservation Area". East Hampshire District Council. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "The Village of Blackmoor". Selborne Parish Council. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
External links
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