Amport

DistrictShire countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townANDOVERPostcode districtSP11Dialling code01264PoliceHampshire and Isle of WightFireHampshire and Isle of WightAmbulanceSouth Central 51°11′52″N 1°33′53″W / 51.197640°N 1.564855°W / 51.197640; -1.564855

Amport is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, a few miles west of Andover. It incorporates the small hamlet of East Cholderton and has a population of about 1,200.

There is a village green is surrounded by thatched cottages. The village lies in the valley of the Pillhill Brook, a tributary of the River Anton and thence the River Test,^[2] a chalk stream famous for its trout-fishing, and for those who enjoy a country walk, there are many attractive routes.

Landmarks

Amport House on the outskirts of the village, which is now occupied by the tri-service chaplains’ school, was originally home to the Marquesses of Winchester; it has gardens designed by celebrated architect, Edwin Lutyens and laid out by Gertrude Jekyll. The House currently houses The Museum of Army Chaplaincy.

Amport's greatest attraction, however, is the world-renowned Hawk Conservancy where skilled falconers daily fly a wide variety of hawks, owls and eagles, including two American Bald Eagles.

Religious sites

The church, St Mary's, which was built in the fourteenth century, has a peal of six bells which are rung regularly. There is a church school, founded by a lady benefactor, Mrs Sophia Sheppard, the widow of Rev. Thomas Sheppard, in the early nineteenth century.^[3]

Education

State

Primary:

• Amport CE (Aided) Primary School^[4]

Notable people

• Walter Davis (1847 – 1930), the Victorian plant collector was born in Amport, and started his career at Amport House.

References

External links

• Amport Village

External links

• Media related to Amport at Wikimedia Commons
• Amport in the Domesday Book