Overton is a large village and parish in Hampshire, England located west of the town of Basingstoke, and east of Andover and Whitchurch. The village contains smaller hamlets of Southington, Northington, Ashe, Polhampton and Quidhampton the latter two lying to the north of the village. The River Test has its source 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east in Ashe.
Population: 3,392
Latitude: 51° 14' 38.00" N
Longitude: -1° 15' 41.54" W
Watership Down is a hill, or down, at Ecchinswell in the civil parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green in the English county of Hampshire. It rises fairly steeply on its northern flank (the scarp side), but to the south the slope is much …
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Royal Air Force Odiham or more simply RAF Odiham (IATA: ODH, ICAO: EGVO) is a Royal Air Force station situated a little to the south of the historic village of Odiham in Hampshire, England.
Jane Austen's House Museum is a small private museum in the village of Chawton near Alton in Hampshire. It occupies the 18th-century house (informally known as Chawton Cottage) in which novelist Jane Austen spent the last eight years of her life.
Basing House was a major Tudor palace and castle in the village of Old Basing in the English county of Hampshire. It once rivaled Hampton Court Palace in its size and opulence. Today only its foundations and earthworks remain.
Whitchurch is a town in Hampshire, England. It is on the River Test, 13 miles (21 km) south of Newbury, Berkshire, 12 miles (19 km) north of Winchester, 8 miles (13 km) miles east of Andover and 12 miles (19 km) miles west of Basingstoke. Much of th…
The South Downs Way is a long distance footpath and bridleway running along the South Downs in southern England, and is one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales.
Donnington Castle is a ruined medieval castle, situated in the small village of Donnington, just north of the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Sir Richard Abberbury the Elder in 1386 and was bought by Thomas Chau…
Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its primary settlement is Basingstoke. Other settlements include Bramley, Tadley, Kingsclere, Overton, Oakley, Whitchurch and the hamlet of Deane, some 7 miles (…
Welford Park is a country house and estate in the village of Welford, near the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire.
Perins School (formerly named Perins Community School) is a Sports College and secondary school with academy status in New Alresford, Hampshire, England.
The Old Minster was the Anglo-Saxon cathedral for the diocese of Wessex and then Winchester from 660 to 1093. It stood on a site immediately north of and partially beneath its successor, Winchester Cathedral.
Lasham Airfield (IATA: QLA, ICAO: EGHL) is an aerodrome located 3.6 miles (5.8 km) north-west of Alton in Hampshire, England, in the village of Lasham.
Hungerford Town F.C. is a football club based in Hungerford, Berkshire, England. They are currently members of the Southern Football League, and play in the Premier Division.
Newbury Racecourse is a racecourse in the civil parish of Greenham, adjoining the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England. It has courses for flat races and over jumps.
Hyde Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery just outside the walls of Winchester, Hampshire, England.
Chawton House is a grade ll* listed Elizabethan manor house in the village of Chawton in Hampshire.
HSDC Alton is one of three campuses belonging to HSDC, a leading College in Hampshire. HSDC Alton provides a great range of A Levels and a number of vocational courses, the campus also caters for students with disabilities from nearby Treloar Colleg…