Selborne

Selborne
Gilbert White's house, The Wakes
Selborne is located in Hampshire
Selborne
Selborne
Location within Hampshire
Population1,288 (2011 Census including Oakhanger)[1]
OS grid referenceSU741366
Civil parish
  • Selborne
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAlton
Postcode districtGU34
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°05′49″N 0°56′31″W / 51.097°N 0.942°W / 51.097; -0.942

Selborne is a village in Hampshire, England, 3.9 miles (6.3 km) south of Alton, and just within the northern boundary of the South Downs National Park.[2] The village receives visitors because of its links with the naturalist Revd. Gilbert White, a pioneer of birdwatching.[3]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. ^ East Hampshire web site
  3. ^ "The Natural History of Selborne". naturalhistoryofselborne.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.