Sherfield English

Human settlement in England

Sherfield English

District

Test Valley

Hampshire

Region

South East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townROMSEYPostcode districtSO51Dialling code01264/01794Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight Ambulance South Central UK Parliament

Romsey and Southampton North

List of places: UK; England; Hampshire

50°59′59″N 1°35′10″W / 50.999790°N 1.586089°W / 50.999790; -1.586089

Sherfield English is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley borough of Hampshire, England. It is located on the A27 road, around 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Romsey.

Sherfield English appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as the manor of Sirefelle, derived from the Anglo-Saxon scir feld, which probably means "bright open land". The suffix "English" probably comes from the L'Engleys family, who held the manor in the 14th century.^[2]

The parish church is dedicated to St Leonard. It was built in 1902 with funds given by Lady Ashburton, and is Grade II listed.^[3] The village also contains a village hall and a pub, The Hatchet Inn.

Notable people

Charles Barton DSO (1860–1919), first-class cricketer

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^ "Sherfield English: History". Sherfield English Parish Council.
^ "Church of St Leonard, Sherfield English, Hampshire". British Listed Buildings.