Longstock is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It lies on the western bank of the River Test, to the north of Stockbridge and to the west of Leckford. The parish has a population of around 450.[1] The parish church, St Mary's, was largely rebuilt in the 1880s.
Longstock | |
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Village sign | |
Location within Hampshire | |
Population | 451 [1] 457 (2011 Census)[2] |
OS grid reference | SU359371 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOCKBRIDGE |
Postcode district | SO20 |
Dialling code | 01264 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Website | [1] |
The parish contains Longstock Park which adjoins the Leckford Estate; both are owned by the John Lewis Partnership.
The village has a gastropub / freehouse called "The Peat Spade", which is one of the few buildings in the village which is not a thatched cottage.
References
edit- ^ a b "Parish Headcounts, Area: Longstock CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
External links
editMedia related to Longstock at Wikimedia Commons