Enham Alamein is a village and civil parish about 2+1⁄2 miles north of Andover in the north of Hampshire, England. It was named Enham until 1945.
There are three population areas, in order from north to south, now named Upper Enham (formerly Upper King's Enham), Enham Alamein (formerly Lower King's Enham and then Enham) and Knight's Enham. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was 804.[1]
Knight's Enham is now part of the north edge of suburban spread of Andover, about a kilometre south along the A343 road from Enham Alamein. The earlier settlement is a hamlet and a church with a first recorded date of 1241.
The village of Enham was one of the original "Village Centres" chosen for the rehabilitation of injured and war-disabled soldiers returning from the front line of World War I. Originally funded by King George V in 1919, the Village Centre became a hub for the care of these soldiers where they were retrained in new trades such as basketry, upholstery, gardening services and other trades. This formed the basis of the Enham Trust charity and limited company,[2] which continues today and owns the majority of Enham Alamein village, providing care for civilians with disabilities.[3][4]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Enham Trust, registered charity no. 211235". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ Perks, Victor (1988). Enham Village Centre: The First Seventy Years 1918-1988. Enham Village Centre.
- ^ "The opening of Enham Village Centre". BMJ. 2 (3071): 610. 8 November 1919. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.3071.610. PMC 2343851. PMID 20769695.