Empshott

Human settlement in England

Hawkley

District

East Hampshire

Hampshire

Region

South East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLissPostcode districtGU33Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight Ambulance South Central UK Parliament

East Hampshire

List of places: UK; England; Hampshire

51°04′34″N 0°55′37″W / 51.076°N 0.927°W / 51.076; -0.927

Empshott is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hawkley, in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies 3.5 miles (5.5 km) southwest of Bordon, its nearest town. The nearest railway station is 2.7 miles (4.4 km) southeast of the village, at Liss. In 1931 the parish had a population of 171.^[1]

Geography

To the west the land rises steeply in a scarp formation known as the East Hampshire Hangars. Goleigh Hill (220 m) and Noar Hill (214 m) are two of the highest points in the county which forms parts of the Hampshire Downs. The River Rother has its source in the village.

History

Empshott is listed in the 1086 Domesday survey as being held by Geoffrey the Marshal, having been granted the land from pre-conquest landowners Bondi the Constable and Saxi of Clatford after 1066. The hamlet comprised four villagers and a mill.^[2]

The famous Hambledon batsman John Small was born in Empshott in 1737.^[3]

On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Hawkley.^[4]

Church

The village is home to the Holy Rood church which dates to the 13th century.^[5] Later additions include a Victorian bell-turret.^[5]

References

^ "Population statistics Empshott AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ "Open Domesday: Empshott". Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ CricketArchive record of John Small
^ "Relationships and changes Empshott AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b Pevsner, Nikolaus; LLoyd, David (1967). The Buildings of England Hampshire and the Isle of wight. Penguin Books. pp. 211–212. ISBN 0140710329.