Popham, Hampshire

Popham
Popham
 Popham shown within Hampshire
DistrictBasingstoke and Deane
Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MICHELDEVER
Postcode district SO21
Dialling code 01256
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentWinchester
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Coordinates: 51°11′23″N 1°12′03″W / 51.1896°N 1.2009°W / 51.1896; -1.2009

Popham is a hamlet and civil parish south of Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The area was occupied from pre-historic times and was established as a permanent habitation during the Roman occupation of Britain. The manor of Popham was established by the monastery of Winchester as an outlying agricultural grain station. A small church and school were later established, but have long since disappeared. The parish and hamlet were later dissected by the M3 Motorway and A303 trunk road. Although named for Popham, Popham Airfield and the Popham Little Chef restaurant are situated in the neighbouring parish of Steventon.

Governance

The village is a civil parish and part of the Oakley and North Waltham ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[1] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.

Manor

Arms of Popham: Argent, on a chief gules two stag's heads cabossed or

The manor of Popham was held from the 13th century by the family of "de Popham", later "Popham", which took its name from the manor. The descent was as follows:[2]

Further reading

References

  1. "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  2. Victoria County History, Volume 3: Hampshire, 1908, Parishes: Popham, pp. 397-399
  3. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/popham-henry-1339-1418
  4. VCH apparently in error suggests him as son of Robert II. History of the Parliament biog of his younger brother Henry states Henry to be son of Sir John Popham and Sibyl
  5. History of Parliament biography
  6. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/popham-sir-john-1418
  7. History of Parliament biography
  8. Pedigree of Wadham in T.G. Jackson, Wadham College Oxford
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