Newnham, Hampshire

Newnham
Newnham
	St Nicholas, Newnham
	Newnham Location within Hampshire
Area	3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Population	518 (2011 Census)
• Density	135/km2 (350/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU7059153907
Civil parish	Newnham;
District	Basingstoke and Deane;
Shire county	Hampshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Hook
Postcode district	RG27
Dialling code	01256
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Basingstoke;
Website	Newnham, Nately Scures and Water End parish council
	List of places UK England Hampshire 51°16′48″N 0°59′21″W / 51.2799°N 0.9893°W

Newnham is a village and parish in Hampshire, England. It is centred 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Basingstoke, and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Hook. At the 2011 census it had a population of 518. A large portion of its land is arable, cultivated fields and scattered woodland leading towards the Basingstoke Canal and part of the Eversley/Stratfield Saye/Tylney Park slightly scattered, ancient forest/woodland. These features skirt the north and south of the area, whereas more urban areas skirt the east and, after Old Basing, the west.

Local government

Newnham is a civil parish with an elected parish council. The parish is in: Basingstoke and Deane District Council and equally Hampshire County Council. All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.

Demography and housing

In 2011, 49 of its usual residents, per the census of that year, were in communal establishments such as care homes or barracks. The rest were in the more common catch-all category of "households".^[1]

Of the 229 dwellings in 2011, 3 were terraced houses, 6 were flats, 60 were caravans or other mobile or temporary structures.^[1] The rest were houses (not terraced).^[1]

Notable people

Malcolm Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan (1930-2022), had his main home at Newnham House.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ Burke's Peerage vol. 1 (2003), p. 564

External links

Media related to Newnham, Hampshire at Wikimedia Commons

[nomis2011-1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

[2] Burke's Peerage vol. 1 (2003), p. 564

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