Weyhill

Weyhill
Village
Weyhill Church
Weyhill is located in Hampshire
Weyhill
Weyhill
Location within Hampshire
Population794 [1]
OS grid referenceSU3146
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAndover
Postcode districtSP11
Dialling code01264
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
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51°13′01″N 1°32′46″W / 51.217°N 1.546°W / 51.217; -1.546

Weyhill is a village, 2.5 miles (3.8 km) west of Andover, Hampshire. It sits within the civil parish of Penton Grafton, which includes the village of the same name. The village is famous for having a medieval fair and then later a livestock fair, with up to 100,000 sheep a day being auctioned.[2][3][4] The fair owed its existence to Weyhill being positioned on 8 ancient trackways, including the Harrow Way.

  1. ^ 2011 Census - Key Statistics
  2. ^ "Weyhill Fair". Hampshire History. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. ^ "History of the Weyhill Fair". The Somborne & District Society. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Fairground". Penton Grafton Parish Council. Retrieved 2 January 2017.