Hawkley

Hawkley

Hawkley

Human settlement in England


Hawkley is a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 3.5 miles (5.7 km) north of Petersfield, to the west of the A3 road.

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The nearest railway station is 2.2 miles (3.5 km) to the southeast in the village of Liss.

Hawkley is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty, sitting on the Hangers Way. Hawkley Warren, an important site for Red Helleborine, borders the village.

The village's St Peter and St Paul Church (with its Rhenish helm on its tower), and Hawkley Hurst house, were both designed by celebrated architect Samuel Sanders Teulon.[2] The church is a listed building and there are 17 other listed buildings in the parish.[3]

Notable people

  • Lloyd Budd (1913–1986), first-class cricketer and international cricket umpire[4]

References

  1. "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David (1967). Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 280.
  3. "Cricinfo: Lloyd Budd". Retrieved 27 June 2023.

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