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⚫ | '''Stockbridge''' is a village in [[Hampshire]], [[United Kingdom]]. It is on the [[River Test]], and in the [[Test Valley]] district. The [[A30 road]] goes through the town, which once carried most of the traffic from [[London]] to the [[South West England|South West]]. However, today most of the traffic uses the [[A303 road]] to the north of Stockbridge, so much less traffic travels through the village than did previously. |
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| official_name= Stockbridge |
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| country= England |
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| region= South East England |
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| latitude= 51.114003 |
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| longitude= -1.490646 |
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|os_grid_reference= SU355351 |
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| post_town= STOCKBRIDGE |
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| postcode_area= SO |
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| postcode_district= SO20 |
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| dial_code= 01264 |
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| constituency_westminster= [[Romsey (constituency)]] |
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| civil_parish= Stockbridge |
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| shire_district= [[Test Valley]] |
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| shire_county= [[Hampshire]] |
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| website= [http://www.stockbridge.org.uk Stockbridge Parish Council] |
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| population = 581 <ref name='ons-hc' /> |
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⚫ | '''Stockbridge''' is a village of a little under 600 people<ref name='ons-hc'> {{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=795180&c=Stockbridge&d=16&e=15&g=452738&i=1001x1003x1004&k=Stockbridge&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1204127193277&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=Parish Headcounts, Area: Stockbridge CP|accessdate=2008-02-27 |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] }}</ref> in [[Hampshire]], [[United Kingdom]]. It is on the [[River Test]], and in the [[Test Valley]] district. The [[A30 road]] goes through the town, which once carried most of the traffic from [[London]] to the [[South West England|South West]]. However, today most of the traffic uses the [[A303 road]] to the north of Stockbridge, so much less traffic travels through the village than did previously. |
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Stockbridge was once considered a town. It was given the right to hold a market by [[1190]], and elected two members to the [[unreformed House of Commons]] from the [[1560s]]. The [[Reform Act 1832]] abolished it as a [[rotten borough]]. |
Stockbridge was once considered a town. It was given the right to hold a market by [[1190]], and elected two members to the [[unreformed House of Commons]] from the [[1560s]]. The [[Reform Act 1832]] abolished it as a [[rotten borough]]. |
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Hicks Withers-Lancashire was Lord of the Manor from the 1890's until 1902. |
Hicks Withers-Lancashire was Lord of the Manor from the 1890's until 1902. |
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*[http://www.stockbridge.org.uk/ stockbridge.org.uk] |
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[[Category:Villages in Hampshire]] |
[[Category:Villages in Hampshire]] |
Revision as of 15:53, 27 February 2008
Stockbridge | |
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Population | Expression error: "581 [1]" must be numeric |
OS grid reference | SU355351 |
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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 | Stockbridge Parish Council |
Stockbridge is a village of a little under 600 people[1] in Hampshire, United Kingdom. It is on the River Test, and in the Test Valley district. The A30 road goes through the town, which once carried most of the traffic from London to the South West. However, today most of the traffic uses the A303 road to the north of Stockbridge, so much less traffic travels through the village than did previously.
Stockbridge was once considered a town. It was given the right to hold a market by 1190, and elected two members to the unreformed House of Commons from the 1560s. The Reform Act 1832 abolished it as a rotten borough.
Hicks Withers-Lancashire was Lord of the Manor from the 1890's until 1902.
References
- ^ a b "Parish Headcounts, Area: Stockbridge CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2008-02-27.