Faccombe

Faccombe
Parish Church
Faccombe is located in Hampshire
Faccombe
Faccombe
Location within Hampshire
Population146 (2011 Census including Linkenholt and Netherton)[1]
OS grid referenceSU3907957925
Civil parish
  • Faccombe
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
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°19′09″N 1°26′26″W / 51.319092°N 1.440625°W / 51.319092; -1.440625

Faccombe is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. The village lies on the Hampshire-Berkshire border and is situated on the North Downs. Its nearest Hampshire town is Andover, approximately 8 miles (13 km) away although Newbury in Berkshire is 2 miles (3.2 km) closer.

The village was originally called "Faccombe Upstrete" in medieval times to distinguish it from Netherton, Hampshire, a village lower in the valley.[2] The village was the home of Timothy Landon, a British officer instrumental to the modern history of Oman.

Faccombe Manor (2005) by Pam Brophy

The village has an inn, The Jack Russell Inn.[3]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. ^ Fairbrother, J.R. (1990). Faccombe Netherton: Excavations of a Saxon and Medieval Manorial Complex. London: British Museum Publications. p. 40.
  3. ^ "The Good Pub Guide". Penguin Random House. 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2020.