East Meon

East Meon
East Meon is located in Hampshire
East Meon
East Meon
Location within Hampshire
Population1,171 [1]
1,257 (2011 Census including Bolrdean)[2]
OS grid referenceSU680221
Civil parish
  • East Meon
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPETERSFIELD
Postcode districtGU32
Dialling code01730
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
50°59′38″N 1°01′59″W / 50.994°N 1.033°W / 50.994; -1.033

East Meon is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 4.4 miles (7.1 km) west of Petersfield.

The village is located in the Meon Valley approximately 31 km (19 mi) north of Portsmouth and 98 km (61 mi) southwest of London, on the headwaters of the River Meon. The parish has an area of 11,370 acres (46.0 km2). The boundaries of the present parish of East Meon date back to 1894.

About a mile to the west rises the prominent hill of Henwood Down (201 m). The South Downs Way passes over the southern spur of the hill.[3] Petersfield railway station is the nearest station, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the village.

  1. ^ Estimated Population Archived 16 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine from the 2001 census for the Parish of East Meon.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series.