Empshott is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies 3.5 miles (5.5 km) southwest of Bordon, its nearest town. It is included in the civil parish of Hawkley. The nearest railway station is 2.7 miles (4.4 km) southeast of the village, at Liss.
To the west the land rises steeply in a scarp formation known as the East Hampshire Hangars. Goleigh Hill (220 m) and Noar Hill (214 m) are two of the highest points in the county which forms parts of the Hampshire Downs. The River Rother has its source in the village.
History
Empshott is listed in the 1086 Domesday survey as being held by Geoffrey the Marshal, having been granted the land from pre-conquest landowners Bondi the Constable and Saxi of Clatford after 1066. The hamlet comprised four villagers and a mill.[1]
empshott, village, east, hampshire, district, hampshire, england, lies, miles, southwest, bordon, nearest, town, included, civil, parish, hawkley, nearest, railway, station, miles, southeast, village, liss, holy, rood, location, within, hampshireos, grid, refe. Empshott is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire England It lies 3 5 miles 5 5 km southwest of Bordon its nearest town It is included in the civil parish of Hawkley The nearest railway station is 2 7 miles 4 4 km southeast of the village at Liss EmpshottHoly Rood EmpshottEmpshottLocation within HampshireOS grid referenceSU752312Civil parishHawkleyDistrictEast HampshireShire countyHampshireRegionSouth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLissPostcode districtGU33PoliceHampshire and Isle of WightFireHampshire and Isle of WightAmbulanceSouth CentralUK ParliamentEast HampshireList of places UK England Hampshire 51 04 34 N 0 55 37 W 51 076 N 0 927 W 51 076 0 927 Coordinates 51 04 34 N 0 55 37 W 51 076 N 0 927 W 51 076 0 927 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Church 4 References 5 External linksGeography EditTo the west the land rises steeply in a scarp formation known as the East Hampshire Hangars Goleigh Hill 220 m and Noar Hill 214 m are two of the highest points in the county which forms parts of the Hampshire Downs The River Rother has its source in the village History EditEmpshott is listed in the 1086 Domesday survey as being held by Geoffrey the Marshal having been granted the land from pre conquest landowners Bondi the Constable and Saxi of Clatford after 1066 The hamlet comprised four villagers and a mill 1 The famous Hambledon batsman John Small was born in Empshott in 1737 2 Church EditThe village is home to the Holy Rood church which dates to the 13th century 3 Later additions include a Victorian bell turret 3 References Edit Open Domesday Empshott Retrieved 22 August 2021 CricketArchive record of John Small a b Pevsner Nikolaus LLoyd David 1967 The Buildings of England Hampshire and the Isle of wight Penguin Books pp 211 212 ISBN 0140710329 External links Edit Media related to Empshott at Wikimedia Commons This Hampshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Empshott amp oldid 1040071797, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
