Linkenholt
Linkenholt is a village near Andover in Hampshire, England with about 40 inhabitants.[1] It is in the civil Parish of Faccombe. The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as Linchehou, when it was part of the land of the Abbey of St Peter of Gloucester.[2]
| Linkenholt | |
|---|---|
 St. Peter's parish church | |
  Linkenholt Location within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU365585 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Andover |
| Postcode district | SP11 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
The village is in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Linkenholt includes a 2,003-acre (811 ha) estate that has an Edwardian manor house, 21 cottages and houses, 1,500 acres (610 ha) of farmland, 450 acres (180 ha) of woodland, a village shop and a blacksmith's forge. The Church of England parish church of Saint Peter is not part of the estate.
The history of the Manor of Linkenholt traces back beyond Domesday Book of 1086. From the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042–66) until after the Dissolution in the mid-1500s, the Manor of Linkenholt was granted by successive monarchs to the abbot and convent of St Peter, Gloucester.[3]
In 1629, the estate was bought by Emanuel Badd[4] for 2,000 pounds and was sold in 1680 to Amsterdam merchant Robert Styles[5] for 12,000 pounds. The estate remained in the same family until the early 19th century. Roland Dudley bought it in the 1920s.[6]
Herbert Blagrave bought the estate in 1964 and it passed to the trustees of the Herbert and Peter Blagrave Charitable Trust on his death in 1981. The trustees sold the estate for an estimated £25 million in May 2009 to Swedish businessman Stefan Persson.[7][8]
Geography
Linkenholt has a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) just to the north west of the village, called Combe Wood and Linkenholt Hanging.[9]
References
- "Picture-perfect English village for sale". msnbc.com. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- Williams, Ann; Martin, G.H. (2003). Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin Books. pp. 102, 1371. ISBN 978-0-14-143994-5.
- "The land area under nature protection has more than doubled". doi:10.1787/888933279776. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "Linkenholt estate for sale - Country Life". Country Life. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- "Linkenholt estate for sale - Country Life". Country Life. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- "Picture-perfect English village for sale". msnbc.com. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- Denyer, Lucy; Davies, Helen (24 May 2009). "Fashion boss buys village off the peg". The Times. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- Pearse, Damien (25 May 2009). "H&M billionaire Stefan Persson buys Hampshire village for £25m". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- Copping, Jasper (8 March 2009). "Whole village put up for sale for £22 million". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- "Entire village is sold for £25m". BBC News. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- Meredith, Jane (13 May 2009). "Mystery buyer found for Linkenholt estate, on the market with a price tag of £25 million". Newbury Weekly News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
