Oakhanger | |
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![]() St Mary Magdalene's in the village centre | |
Location within Hampshire | |
OS grid reference | SU769359 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BORDON |
Postcode district | GU35 |
Dialling code | 01420 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Oakhanger is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Bordon, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) eastward on the B3004 road. It is part of the parish of Selborne, which covers an area of 7,915 acres (3,203 ha). The nearest railway station is Alton, 3.8 miles (6.1 km) to the northwest; the village had its own Oakhanger Halt railway station on the Longmoor Military Railway until its closure.
A Roman road passed through Oakhanger although no traces of it remain today. Its first known mention is in a charter dated to the early 10th century, and the lands passed through numerous families until the early 20th century. It contains four Grade II listed buildings, including Oakhanger Farmhouse and its three outbuildings, and one pub, The Red Lion. St Mary Magdalene's Church was built in 1873. The former Royal Air Force station, RAF Oakhanger, still retains its satellite domes, although the station is now privately run.