Swanmore

Swanmore
Swanmore is located in Hampshire
Swanmore
Swanmore
Location within Hampshire
Population2,871 [1]
3,017 (2011 Census)[2]
OS grid referenceSU576162
Civil parish
  • Swanmore
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSouthampton
Postcode districtSO32
Dialling code01489
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.swanmore.hampshire.org.uk/ Swanmore Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
50°56′32″N 1°10′46″W / 50.942257°N 1.179353°W / 50.942257; -1.179353

Swanmore is a rural village and civil parish situated in the Meon Valley, Hampshire, England. It is very near to Bishop's Waltham.

Swanmore was originally set up to provide homes for workers in local brickworks. As such, the houses in the village are mainly early and mid-Victorian brick buildings, although there are some older houses, especially in the hamlet of Upper Swanmore, which is located only 1/4 mile north of the main village. The village continued to thrive after the closure of these brickworks, and at one time had many shops and services in the village, however many of these closed with the advent of easier transport to nearby towns, but Swanmore does still have a village shop, post office, and hairdresser.

Hill Place is a grade II listed[3] Georgian country villa located in the parish.

  1. ^ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Swanmore CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. ^ "British Listed Buildings". Retrieved 14 March 2011.