Brook is a small medieval
hamlet situated 1–2 miles south of the village of
King's Somborne in the
Test Valley,
Hampshire.
Brook features on a number of
mediaeval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...
maps of Hampshire and
England, and has a significant population until the 17th century, when the population was decimated by the
plague.
The most significant building in Brook today is Brook Farm House, an 18th-century farmhouse which may have been the
manor house of the village. It is a
Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
building.
References
Villages in Hampshire
Test Valley
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