Faccombe

Faccombe
Parish Church
Faccombe  Faccombe shown within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU3907957925
Civil parish	Faccombe
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ANDOVER
Postcode district	SP11
Dialling code	01264
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	North West Hampshire
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Coordinates: 51°19′09″N 1°26′26″W / 51.319092°N 1.440625°W

Faccombe is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. The village lies on the Hampshire-Berkshire border and is situated on the North Downs. Its nearest Hampshire town is Andover, approximately 8 miles (13 km) away although Newbury in Berkshire is 2 miles (3.2 km) closer.

The village was originally called "Faccombe Upstrete" in medieval times to distinguish it from Netherton, Hampshire, a village lower in the valley.^[1]

The village formerly had a single pub, The Jack Russell Inn, which served walkers and locals but this is currently closed.

Governance

The village is part of the civil parish of Faccombe^[2] and is part of the Bourne Valley ward of Test Valley District Council.^[3] The district council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.

References

1. Fairbrother, J.R. (1990). Faccombe Netherton: Excavations of a Saxon and Medieval Manorial Complex. London: British Museum Publications. p. 40.
2. "Hampshire County Council’s legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
3. "mapit.mysociety.org Areas containing". 23 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.