Holt End is a hamlet in the large civil parish of Bentworth in Hampshire, England, between Bentworth and Medstead. The nearest town is Alton, which lies approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east from the hamlet.
Holt End | |
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Location within Hampshire | |
Population | 18 [1] |
OS grid reference | SU6557838453 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Alton |
Postcode district | GU34 5 |
Dialling code | 01420 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
Website | http://www.bentworth.info |
The word Holt means a small grove of trees, copse, or wood, and Holt End means the end of a wood.
The nearest railway station is Alton which is 4 miles (6 km) to the east. Until 1932 it was the Bentworth and Lasham railway station on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway, until its closure.[2]
References
edit- ^ Bentworth#Population figures Population ref
- ^ [1][permanent dead link] Alton Light Railway closure