The village is in a rural area of downland, with a mixture of farms and woodlands nearby. The Bourne Rivulet flows through the centre of the village and has been known to flood.
Vitacress is an agriculture company headquartered in St Mary Bourne. The business, which was founded in the 1950s by Malcolm Isaac, is Europe's largest provider of watercress and also grows and packages washed rocket, spinach and other salad greens.
Landmarksedit
St Peter's Church
It has thatched houses and in the south part of the village is the flint and stone church of St Peter. The church is notable for its 12th-century Tournai font.
Further readingedit
Reverend Stephen Pakenham, with additional material by Canon Martin Coppen The Story of St Peter's Church, St Mary Bourne: A Short Guide for Visitors, 2009 (available from the church)
A Full Church Guide (available from the church)
Referencesedit
^"Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
^"Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
^. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Mary Bourne.
St Mary Bourne Community Hub
St Mary Bourne Parish Council
Stained Glass Windows at St Peter, St Mary Bourne, Hampshire
'Parishes: St. Mary Bourne', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4 (1911), pp. 295-299
St Peter’s, St Mary Bourne
January 01, 1970
mary, bourne, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2017,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources St Mary Bourne news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message St Mary Bourne is a village and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire England It lies on the valley of the Bourne Rivulet a tributary of the River Test 5 miles 8 0 km northeast of Andover St Mary BourneThatched Cottage and The George InnSt Mary BourneLocation within HampshirePopulation1 298 parish 2011 Census including Little Bourne Little Down Middle Wyke Stoke and Wadwick 1 OS grid referenceSU422503Civil parishSt Mary BourneDistrictBasingstoke and DeaneShire countyHampshireRegionSouth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townANDOVERPostcode districtSP11Dialling code01264PoliceHampshire and Isle of WightFireHampshire and Isle of WightAmbulanceSouth CentralUK ParliamentNorth West HampshireList of places UK England Hampshire 51 15 N 1 23 W 51 25 N 1 39 W 51 25 1 39 Contents 1 Governance 2 Geography 3 Landmarks 4 Further reading 5 References 6 External linksGovernance editThe civil parish of St Mary Bourne 2 is part of the Burghclere Highclere and St Mary Bourne ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council 3 The borough council is a Non metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council The ward includes Binley and the hamlets of Swampton and Stoke further up the Bourne rivulet valley Geography editThe village is in a rural area of downland with a mixture of farms and woodlands nearby The Bourne Rivulet flows through the centre of the village and has been known to flood Vitacress is an agriculture company headquartered in St Mary Bourne The business which was founded in the 1950s by Malcolm Isaac is Europe s largest provider of watercress and also grows and packages washed rocket spinach and other salad greens Landmarks edit nbsp St Peter s Church It has thatched houses and in the south part of the village is the flint and stone church of St Peter The church is notable for its 12th century Tournai font Further reading editReverend Stephen Pakenham with additional material by Canon Martin Coppen The Story of St Peter s Church St Mary Bourne A Short Guide for Visitors 2009 available from the church A Full Church Guide available from the church References edit Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 22 December 2016 Hampshire County Council s legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire PDF 2008 Retrieved 26 October 2010 Basingstoke and Deane Wards info 2010 Archived from the original on 24 October 2010 Retrieved 26 October 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Mary Bourne St Mary Bourne Community Hub St Mary Bourne Parish Council Stained Glass Windows at St Peter St Mary Bourne Hampshire Parishes St Mary Bourne A History of the County of Hampshire Volume 4 1911 pp 295 299 St Peter s St Mary Bourne Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Mary Bourne amp oldid 1220182718, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
