Vernham Dean

Vernham Dean, sometimes known as Vernhams Dean,[1] is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, just east of the Wiltshire border and south of the Berkshire border. The village is about 9 miles (14 km) north of Andover and 9 miles (14 km) miles south of Hungerford in Berkshire.[2][3][4]

Vernham Dean

George Inn at Vernham Dean
Vernham Dean
Location within Hampshire
Area15.85 km2 (6.12 sq mi)
Population552 (2011 Census)
• Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU3412556587
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townANDOVER
Postcode districtSP11
Dialling code01264
PoliceHampshire
FireHampshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

According to the 2011 census the civil parish, which has an area of 15.85 square kilometres (6.12 sq mi), had a population of 552. It is bounded by the civil parishes of Buttermere, Combe, Linkenholt, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Tangley, Chute, and Tidcombe and Fosbury.[4][5]

In the village there is The George pub and the Millennium Hall which is used for a variety of community events and services and for private hire. The village is served by the Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School and the Little Fingers Pre-school.[6][7][8][9]

There is a legend that Chute Causeway is haunted by a guilt-ridden pastor of Vernham Dean who left his villagers to die of the Black Death in 1665.[10]

References
  1. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hants/vol4/pp329-331
  2. "Vernham Dean Village Website". Vernham Dean. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. "Vernham Dean Parish Council". Vernham Dean. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Vernhams Dean Parish (E04004643)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. "The George Inn Website". The George Inn. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  7. "Millennium Hall Website". Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  8. "Vernham Dean Gillum's School Website". Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  9. "Little Fingers Website". Little Fingers, Vernham Dean. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  10. "Vernham Dean - Mysterious Britain & Ireland". Mysterious Britain & Ireland. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.


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